chondr-

American  

1. variant of chondrio- before a vowel.

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Usage

What does chondr- mean? Chondr- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “cartilage.” It is used in some medical and scientific terms. Chondr- ultimately comes from the Greek chóndros, meaning “cartilage” or "grain."Chondr- is a variant of chondrio-, which loses its -io- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use chondrio- article. Closely related to chondr- is chondro-, as in chondromere, which is used in medical terms to indicate “cartilage” and scientific terms to indicate “grain” or “granular.”