chondrocyte
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chondrocyte
[kon´dro-sīt]one of the cells embedded in the lacunae of the cartilage matrix. adj., adj chondrocyt´ic.
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chon·dro·cyte
(kon'drō-sīt),A cartilage cell that occupies a lacuna within the cartilage matrix.
Synonym(s): cartilage cell
[chondro- + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)]
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chondrocyte
(kŏn′drə-sīt′)n.
A cartilage cell located in a lacuna of the cartilage matrix.
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chon·dro·cyte
(kon'drō-sīt)A nondividing cartilage cell; occupies a lacuna within the cartilage matrix.
[chondro- + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)]
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