chondrioconts
plural of chondriocont

chondroblast
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.

chondroblasts
plural of chondroblast

chondroclast
A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage

chondroclasts
plural of chondroclast

chondrocrania
plural of chondrocranium

chondrocranium
The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification

chondrocyte
A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.

chondrocytes
plural of chondrocyte

chondrodifferentiation
The differentiation of cartilage (from stem cells)

chondrodynia
pain in cartilage

chondroepiphysis
epiphyseal cartilage

chondrogeneses
plural of chondrogenesis

chondrogenesis
The formation and development of cartilage.

chondroglossi
plural of chondroglossus

chondroglossus
A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.

chondroinduction
induction of the growth of cartilage

chondrolaryngoplasty
A surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage is reduced in size by shaving down the cartilage through an incision in the throat.

chondrology
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.

chondrolysis
disintegration of cartilage

chondromalacia
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.

chondromalacias
plural of chondromalacia

chondron
A chondrocyte and its associated pericellular microenvironment considered as a unit

chondrons
plural of chondron

chondrophores
plural of chondrophore

chondrophyte
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone

chondrophytes
plural of chondrophyte

chondroplasties
plural of chondroplasty

chondroplasty
surgery to reshape the cartilage

chondroprogenitor
Any cell that develops into a chondrocyte

chondroprogenitors
plural of chondroprogenitor

chondroprotein
Any glycoprotein found in cartilage

chondroproteins
plural of chondroprotein

chondrosenescence
The aging of cartilage

chondrotome
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.

chondrotomes
plural of chondrotome

chondrotomies
plural of chondrotomy

chondrotomy
The dissection or cutting of cartilage.

chondyle
Misspelling of condyle.

chordacentrum
The centrum of a vertebra

chordee
An abnormal downward curve to the erect penis.

chordees
plural of chordee

chordotomies
plural of chordotomy

chordotomy
Alternative spelling of cordotomy.

chorioallantois
The vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane

chorioallantoises
plural of chorioallantois

chorioamnion
The chorion and amnion considered as a single entity

chorioamnions
plural of chorioamnion

choriocapillaris
The capillary layer of the choroid of the eye

choriocentesis
A less common name of the procedure that involves the sampling of cells from the chorion in order to detect birth defects; CVS

choriodecidua
A fetal layer surrounding the amnion

chorion
The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
The outer case of an insect egg.
The outer membrane of seeds of plants.

chorions
plural of chorion

choristoma
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.

choristomas
plural of choristoma

choristomata
plural of choristoma

chrismal
Of or pertaining to chrism.
of, pertaining to, or used during a confirmation or christening.

chrismals
plural of chrismal

chromatid
After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.

chromatids
plural of chromatid

chromatinolysis
Synonym of chromatolysis.

chromatoblast
A chromatophore precursor cell

chromatoblasts
plural of chromatoblast

chromatolyses
plural of chromatolysis

chromatolysis
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.

chromatophil
A chromatophilic cell or structure

chromatophils
plural of chromatophil

chromatosome
A structural unit of a nucleoprotein consisting of a nucleosome bound to chromatin

chromelodeon
A Partchian pump organ designed to conform to Partch's tonality system.

chromelodeons
plural of chromelodeon

chromhidrosis
A rare condition characterized by the secretion of coloured sweat, caused by the deposition of lipofuscin in the sweat glands.

chromid
A large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.

chromidia
plural of chromidium

chromidium
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell

chromidroses
plural of chromidrosis

chromidrosis
Alternative form of chromhidrosis.

chromocentre
Synonym of karyosome.

chromocentres
plural of chromocentre

chromolysis
Alternative form of chromatolysis.

chromomere
Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division.

chromomeres
plural of chromomere

chromonema
The central coiled filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres lie

chromonemata
plural of chromonema

chromophil
Alternative form of chromophile.

chromophile
Any cell that can be easily stained.

chromophiles
plural of chromophile

chromophils
plural of chromophil

chromophobe
Any cell that is resistant to staining

chromophobes
plural of chromophobe

chronaxia
Alternative form of chronaxie.

chronaxias
plural of chronaxia

chronaxie
The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.

chronaxies
plural of chronaxie

chronaxy
Alternative form of chronaxie.

chrondrogenesis
Misspelling of chondrogenesis.

chronnectome
All the connections in the brain that change over time

chronnectomes
plural of chronnectome

chronocyte
A hypothetical ancestor to eukaryotes, which is a cell that engulfed an archaeon and a bacterium.

chronotropism
Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action

chronotropy
Synonym of chronotropism.

chrysocystidium
A cystidium whose contents contain a distinct refractive yellow body, that becomes more deeply yellow when exposed to ammonia or other alkaline compounds.

churner
The vessel in which cream is churned to make butter.
A person who churns another inside their body.

churners
plural of churner

chymase
Any of a family of serine proteases present in mast cells

chymases
plural of chymase

cibai
Alternative form of cheebai (“cunt”).

ciliome
A proteome of cilia.

ciliomes
plural of ciliome

ciliotropism
The colonization of ciliated cells

cilium
A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
One of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ.
An eyelash.

cinctoblastula
A wrinkled, flagellated larva that is the result of cell division of a homoscleromorph

cinctoblastulas
plural of cinctoblastula

cineangiocardiography
An imaging technique that uses videography to capture the passage of a contrast agent through the chambers of the heart.

cinenchyma
laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels

cineplastics
Alternative form of kineplastics.

cineradiography
cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays

cinerea
The grey matter of the brain

cineroentgenography
Synonym of cineradiography.

cineventriculography
The X-ray imaging of the heart ventricles in motion.

cinflumide
A muscle relaxant.

cingulectomies
plural of cingulectomy

cingulectomy
Synonym of cingulotomy.

cingulid
A ridge that girdles the base of a lower molar tooth

cingulids
plural of cingulid

cingulotomies
plural of cingulotomy