~ CHONDR~  prefix or root to denote
           id+ | DOTS or GRANULES
                 GRANULE  GRISTLE |
        see> MITOCHONDRIA  or CHONDRIOSOME
     from gr MITO         = THREAD
                 CHONDROS   DOT or GRANULE like
~ CHONDRAL gr CHONDROS = CARTILAGE
           biol> CARTILAGE or CHONDRAL TISSUE SHOWS
                 NUCLEI AS LITTLE GRANULES OR INCLUSIONS
~ CHONDRIOSOME    or MITOCHONDRIA
                  biol> A MITOCHONDRION IS AN INTRA CELLULAR
     ORGANELLE  SIMILAR TO THREAD OF GRANULES
     THEY ARE THE PRINCIPAL SITE OF ENERGY GENERATION
     WHERE FOODSTUFF IS OXIDATED
     med> MANY HUMAN DISORDERS ARE CAUSED BY
          MITOCHONDRIAL DEFECTS eg some forms of
          MUSCLE DYSTROPHY
                 BLINDNESS  etc
~ CHONDRO~       prefix to denote CARTILAGE
~ CHONDROBLAST   gr BLASTOS = SHOOT or BUD
                  med> CELL THAT GIVES RISE TO CARTILAGE
~ CHONDRODENDRON  gr DENDRON = TREE
                  med> CELL TYPE WITH LONG PROCESSES
~ CHONDROGENESIS  gr GENESIS = ORIGIN or SOURCE of CARTILAGE
~ CHODROID        gr EIDOS = APPEARANCE or LOOK LIKE CARTILAGE

| Tags and Abbreviations Explained |