chondroid
- noun
- /ˈkɒndrɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
condroide
- The pathologist identified areas of chondroid tissue in the biopsy, which suggested a possible cartilage formation.
Examples
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Although minor erosions of cartilage by the invasive tumor were found on close scrutiny, the bulk of the chondroid tissue appeared to have been resistant to the advancing bulk of the tumor.
Academic text (1999) -
In his research, the scientist studied chondroid structures to understand their role in joint health.
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An MRI scan revealed the presence of chondroid formations that resembled healthy cartilage in the affected knee.
How Cartilaginous
- Specialized
33
4.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
chondroid = chondroid (semi-transparent) = chondr + oid
The noun use is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'chondroid', whose form is built compositionally from a cartilage- meaning element plus '-oid'.
Etymology
Chondroid comes from Greek parts chondr- meaning 'cartilage' and -oid meaning 'like', as in asteroid. So a chondroid is 'something like cartilage', which explains why the word names a tissue or growth that has a cartilage-like structure.