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chondromucoid

chondromucoid noun: the combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.

Noun

chondromucoid (countable and uncountable, plural chondromucoids)

  1. (obsolete) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.

Forms of chondromucoid

pluralchondromucoids

Origin of chondromucoid

From chondro- + mucoid.

Questions about chondromucoid

What does chondromucoid mean?
Chondromucoid means the combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
What part of speech is chondromucoid?
Chondromucoid is a noun.
What is the plural of chondromucoid?
The plural of chondromucoid is chondromucoids.

Words near chondromucoid in the dictionary

  1. chondrometaplasia
  2. chondrometer
  3. chondrometers
  4. chondromodulin
  5. chondromodulins
  6. chondromucoid
  7. chondromucoids
  8. chondromyxoid
  9. chondromyxoma
  10. chondromyxomas
  11. chondromyxosarcoma

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