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chondrocyte /chon·dro·cyte/ (kon´dro-sīt) one of the cells embedded in the lacunae of the cartilage matrix.chondrocyt´ic

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A connective tissue cell that occupies a lacuna within (the )cartilage matrix. Also called cartilage cell.

chondrocyte

[kon′drəsīt]

Etymology: Gk, chondros + kytos, cell

any one of the polymorphic cells that form the cartilage of the body. Each contains a nucleus, a relatively large amount of clear cytoplasm, and the common organelles. chondrocytic, adj.

chondrocyte [kon´dro-sīt]

one of the cells embedded in the lacunae of the cartilage matrix. adj., adj chondrocyt´ic.

chondrocyte

a mature cartilage cell embedded in a lacuna within the cartilage matrix.

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