💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chondrology"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chondrotomynoun | (anatomy) The dissection or cutting of cartilage. |
| chondromanoun | (medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells |
| chondrectomynoun | (surgery) excision of cartilage |
| chondroplasianoun | The formation of cartilage by chondrocytes |
| chondrosarcomanoun | (oncology) A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour. |
| chondrocraniumnoun | (anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification |
| chondroepiphysisnoun | epiphyseal cartilage |
| chondrotomenoun | A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage. |
| cartilagenoun | (anatomy, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates. |
| chondroplastynoun | surgery to reshape the cartilage |
| enchondromanoun | (medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow. |
| chondroskeletonnoun | A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage |
| articular cartilagenoun | (anatomy) A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation. |
| chondroinductionnoun | induction of the growth of cartilage |
| chondroconductionnoun | The growth of chondrocytes |
| chondroskeletogenesisnoun | The skeletogenesis of a chondroskeleton |
| chondrolaryngoplastynoun | (surgery) A surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage is reduced in size by shaving down the cartilage through an incision in the throat. |
| adenochondromanoun | (pathology) A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue |
| perichondriumnoun | (anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone |
| osteocartilagenoun | (anatomy) An intimate mixture of bone and cartilage |
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