Medical Definition of Chondroclast

1. A multinucleated cell (giant cell) involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage; morphologically identical to osteoblasts. Origin: chondro-+ G. Klastos, broken in pieces (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chondroclast

chondriosome
chondriosomes
chondrite
chondrites
chondritic
chondritis
chondro-
chondro-2-sulfatase
chondro-4-sulfatase
chondro-osseous
chondro-osteodystrophy
chondroblast
chondroblastoma
chondrocalcin
chondrocalcinosis
chondroclast (current term)
chondrocostal
chondrocrania
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
chondrocraniums
chondrocyte
chondrocytes
chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis
chondrodynia
chondrodysplasia
chondrodysplasia punctata
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia calcificans congenita
chondrodystrophia congenita punctata

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