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chondroprogenitor

chondroprogenitor noun: any cell that develops into a chondrocyte.

Noun

chondroprogenitor (plural chondroprogenitors)

  1. Any cell that develops into a chondrocyte
    • Alternatively it has been proposed that these cells may be representative of a chondroprogenitor or MSC like cell type present within cartilage[73 ].2015 July 22, “Immortalisation with hTERT Impacts on Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Secretion and Immunophenotype in a Variable and Cell Specific Manner”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of chondroprogenitor

pluralchondroprogenitors

Origin of chondroprogenitor

From chondro- + progenitor.

Words formed from chondroprogenitor

Questions about chondroprogenitor

What does chondroprogenitor mean?
Chondroprogenitor means any cell that develops into a chondrocyte.
What part of speech is chondroprogenitor?
Chondroprogenitor is a noun.
What is the plural of chondroprogenitor?
The plural of chondroprogenitor is chondroprogenitors.

Words near chondroprogenitor in the dictionary

  1. chondrophytes
  2. chondroplasia
  3. chondroplastic
  4. chondroplasties
  5. chondroplasty
  6. chondroprogenitor
  7. chondroprogenitors
  8. chondroprotect
  9. chondroprotectant
  10. chondroprotectants
  11. chondroprotected

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