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chondral

[ kon-druhl ]
/ ˈkɒn drəl /

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.

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Origin of chondral

chondr- + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM chondral

in·ter·chon·dral, adjectivesub·chon·dral, adjective

Words nearby chondral

Chomsky, Chomskyan, Chomsky, Noam, chon, chondr-, chondral, chondralgia, chondrectomy, chondria, chondrichthian, chondrichthyan
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British Dictionary definitions for chondral

chondral
/ (ˈkɒndrəl) /

adjective

of or relating to cartilage
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Medical definitions for chondral

chondral
[ kŏn′drəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or consisting of cartilage; cartilaginous.
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