chondr/o

• chondromalaciachondro·malacia

  1. Rootchondr/ocartilage
  2. +Suffix-malaciasoftening

  softening and wearing away of cartilage, especially under the kneecap

• costochondritiscosto·chondr·itis

  1. Rootcost/orib
  2. +Rootchondr/ocartilage
  3. +Suffix-itisinflammation

  inflammation of the cartilage joining the ribs to the breastbone, a common cause of chest pain

• achondroplasiaa·chondro·plasia

  1. Prefixa-without, not
  2. +Rootchondr/ocartilage
  3. +Suffix-plasiaformation, development

  the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism, in which cartilage is not properly turned into bone

• chondromachondr·oma

  1. Rootchondr/ocartilage
  2. +Suffix-omatumor, swelling

  a rare, slow-growing benign tumor made of cartilage, found on or in bone or soft tissue

• hypochondriachypo·chondr·iac

  1. Prefixhypo-below normal, deficient, under
  2. +Rootchondr/ocartilage
  3. +Suffix-acpertaining to

  located below the rib cartilages, naming the two upper abdominal regions on either side of the epigastric region

• synchondrosissyn·chondr·osis

  1. Prefixsyn-together, with
  2. +Rootchondr/ocartilage
  3. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  a joint in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage, such as a growth plate

Terms in our life science dictionary that list chondr/o among their word parts.

• Cartilage

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• Word Parts and Structural Terms – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
• 13.1 – Introduction to the Skeletal System – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
• CHONDRO- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
• chondro- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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