chondrogenic

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chondrogenic

 [kon″dro-jen´ik]
giving rise to or forming cartilage.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

chondrogenic

adjective Referring to the formation of cartilage; cartilage forming.
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chondrogenesis

(kŏn″drō-jĕn′ĕ-sĭs) [″ + genesis, generation, birth]
Formation of cartilage.
chondrogenic (-jĕn′ĭk), adjective
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