Etymology

subchondral

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Today it means: Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow. Full definition →

English chondral ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishchondral
  5. English todaysubchondral

From sub- + chondral.

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