chondrocyte

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Etymology

From chondro- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

chondrocyte (plural chondrocytes)

  1. (biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
    • 2010 January 29, Anita Woods et al., “Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-α signalling in endochondral bone growth”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 13, →DOI:
      Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].
    • 1888, Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger:
      The pinnacocytes of the outer surface and the adjacent chondrocytes contain pigment granules.

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