Chondroid
/ˈkɒn.drɔɪd/noun
Resembling cartilage in form or structure.
Did you know?The root *chondr-* comes from Greek *khondros*, meaning “grain” or “cartilage,” and it survives in medical words like *chondritis* and *chondroma*—proof that Greek anatomy still runs modern science.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
χόνδρος (khóndros)
“grain, kernel; later also cartilage”
19th Century
English
chondroid
“cartilage-like; resembling cartilage”
Modern English
English
chondroid
“resembling cartilage in form or structure”
Modern Scientific Usage
English
chondroid
“used in anatomy and pathology to describe cartilage-like tissue or growth”
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