Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z chomage A period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle. Chominski A surname from Polish. chommie A friend; a chum. chomo A child molester. Chomolungma Mount Everest. chomophyte Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices. chomophytic Relating to chomophytes Chomoutov a former village, nowadays a quarter of the city of Olomouc chomp The act of chomping (see below) chomper One who, or that which, chomps. chomping The sound or action of one who chomps. chompy Inclined to chomp; bitey. Chomsky A surname. Chomskyan Relating to the linguist and activist Noam Chomsky. Chomskyanism Chomskyan beliefs and theories generally Chomskyist Pertaining to the theories of Noam Chomsky. Chomskyite Pertaining to Noam Chomsky. chomu A communist. chon A surname. Chonan Of or relating to an indigenous American language family of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia. Chonburi A province of Thailand. chondracanthid Any copepod in the family Chondracanthidae. chondral Of or pertaining to cartilage chondre Synonym of chondrule. chondrectomy excision of cartilage chondrichthian Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes chondrichthyan Any of the cartilaginous fish, of the class Chondrichthyes, including sharks, ghost sharks, rays, skates, etc chondrichthye Any fish in the class Chondrichthyes, having a cartilaginous skeleton; a shark, ray, skate, or holocephalian. chondrification The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process. chondrify To convert, or be converted, into cartilage. chondrigen A substance formerly thought to be the main chemical component of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin. chondrigenous Yielding chondrin. chondrillasterol A particular sterol found in marine sponges of the genus Chondrilla. chondrin A colourless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. chondrinid Any snail in the family Chondrinidae. chondriocont A threadlike mitochondrion chondriokinesis Reproduction of mitochondria and their distribution in mitosis and meiosis. chondriome The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol. chondriosome Synonym of mitochondrion. chondriosphere A spherically-shaped mitochondrion. chondrite A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules. chondritic Of or pertaining to a chondrite. chondritis inflammation of the cartilage chondroadherin A cartilage matrix protein that mediates adhesion of chondrocytes chondroalbuminoid chondral and albuminoid chondroblast A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes. chondroblastic Relating to chondroblasts. chondroblastoma A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts chondrocalcin A calcium-binding protein involved in the mineralization of bone chondrocalcinosis The radiographic evidence of calcification in hyaline and/or fibrocartilage. chondrochloren Any of a class of antibiotic isolated from a myxobacterium of the genus Chondromyces chondroclast A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage chondroclastic Relating to chondroclasts chondroclastogenesis The generation and development of chondroclasts chondroconduction The growth of chondrocytes chondroconductive Relating to, or leading to chondroconduction chondrocostal Synonym of costochondral. chondrocranial Of or relating to the chondrocranium. chondrocranium The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification chondrocutaneous Relating to or composed of cartilage and skin. chondrocyte A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage. chondrocytic Relating to or composed of chondrocytes. chondrodermatitis inflammation of cartilage and skin chondrodifferentiation The differentiation of cartilage (from stem cells) chondrodite A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group. chondroditic Of or relating to the mineral chondrodite. chondrodynia pain in cartilage chondrodysplasia A genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism chondrodysplasic Relating to chondrodysplasia chondrodysplastic Of or pertaining to chondrodysplasia chondrodystrophia A disorder of cartilage formation chondrodystrophic Exhibiting or relating to chondrodystrophy. chondrodystrophoid Of certain breeds of dog: genetically predisposed to chondrodystrophy. chondrodystrophy A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage. chondroectodermal Relating to the cartilage and ectoderm. chondroepiphysis epiphyseal cartilage chondrofibroma A cartilaginous fibroma chondrogenesis The formation and development of cartilage. chondrogenetic Relating to chondrogenesis. chondrogenic Relating to chondrogenesis chondrogenically By means of chondrogenesis chondrogenicity The quality of being chondrogenic. chondroglossus A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus. chondroid Resembling cartilage chondroinduce To induce the growth of cartilage chondroinducible Able to undergo chondroinduction chondroinduction induction of the growth of cartilage chondroinductive That induces the growth of cartilage chondroinductivity The condition of being chondroinductive chondroitin Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid, that occur in cartilage and bone. chondroitinase Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. chondroitinsulfatase Any sulfatase that sulfates chondroitin. chondrolabral Describing the attachment of the labrum to surrounding cartilage chondrolaryngoplasty A surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage is reduced in size by shaving down the cartilage through an incision in the throat. chondrolectin A transmembrane lectin that binds carbohydrate chondrology The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage. chondrolysis disintegration of cartilage chondroma A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells chondromalacia A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap. chondromatosis The formation of multiple chondromas chondromatous Having or relating to chondromata. chondromesenchymal Relating to the cartilage and mesenchyme. chondrometaplasia The formation of granular tissue chondrometer A steelyard for weighing grain. chondromodulin A form of glycosylated transmembrane protein that promotes chondrocyte growth and inhibits angiogenesis chondromucoid The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility. chondromyxoid Both chondroid and myxoid chondromyxoma chondromyxoid fibroma chondromyxosarcoma A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts. chondron A chondrocyte and its associated pericellular microenvironment considered as a unit chondronecrosis Necrosis of cartilage. chondronectin A cartilage matrix protein that mediates the attachment of chondrocytes to collagen chondroosseous Relating to or composed of cartilage and bone. chondropathic Relating to chondropathy. chondropathy disease of the cartilage chondropharyngeal Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx chondrophore Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata). chondrophorine Relating to chondrophores. chondrophyte An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone chondroplasia The formation of cartilage by chondrocytes chondroplastic Relating to chondroplasty. chondroplasty surgery to reshape the cartilage chondroprogenitor Any cell that develops into a chondrocyte chondroprotect To provide chondroprotection chondroprotectant Any chondroprotective material chondroprotection chondroprotective activity chondroprotective That retards degradation of articular cartilage chondroprotein Any glycoprotein found in cartilage chondropterygian Having a cartilaginous skeleton. chondroptosis The apoptosis of chondrocytes chondrosamine galactosamine chondrosarcoma A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour. chondrosenescence The aging of cartilage chondrosid Any demosponge of the family Chondrosiida chondrosin A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins chondrosis Synonym of chondrogenesis. chondroskeletal Relating to a chondroskeleton chondroskeletogenesis The skeletogenesis of a chondroskeleton chondroskeleton A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage chondrosphere A type of chondrocyte implantation chondrostean Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei chondrosteid Any extinct fish in the family Chondrosteidae, which is related to the sturgeons and paddlefish. chondrosternal Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum chondrostian Relating to the chondrosteans chondrostome Any of the genus Chondrostoma of nases. chondrotome A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage. chondrotomy The dissection or cutting of cartilage. chondrotoxic toxic to cartilaginous tissue chondrotoxicity The condition of being chondrotoxic chondrotrophic Relating to the development and growth of cartilage