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chondroblast
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chondroblast /chon·dro·blast/ (kon´dro-blast) an immature cartilage-producing cell.
chon·dro·blast (kndr-blst)
n.
A cell of growing cartilage tissue. Also called chondroplast.
chondroblast
[kon′drōblast]
Etymology: Gk, chondros + blastos, germ
any one of the cells that develop from the mesenchyma and form cartilage. Chondroblasts play an important role in endochondrial ossification and especially in longitudinal bone growth. Formerly called chondroplast.
chondroblast [kon´dro-blast]
an immature cartilage-producing cell.
chondroblast
an immature cartilage-producing cell.
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