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Which term refers to the process of embryonic cartilage being replaces by bone cells?
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What is the medical terminology combining form that means cartilage?
Combining forms for cartilage are: chondr/i or chondr/o
What is 'Chondrichthyes' in English?
Cartilaginous fishes is the English equivalent of 'Chondrichthyes'. The Greek word is the scientific name for the class that includes such fishes as stingrays, sharks, and chimaeras. In the word by word translation, 'chondr-' refers to cartilage that totally replaces bone in such fishes. The noun 'ichthyes' refers to 'fishes'.
What might happen if children's bones didn't have growth plates of cartilag?
They wouldn't grow or get bigger.
What type of pronoun is the noun that refers to or replaces?
I think you mean what is the noun that a pronoun replaces. The noun that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent. Example:In the sentence: John lost his math book, I think this belongs to him.The noun 'John' is the antecedent for the pronoun 'him'.
What body part does the medical root word chondro refer to?
The medical root word "chondro" refers to cartilage, a connective tissue that is found in various parts of the body such as joints, ears, and the nose.
The Army refers to the reintegration process as What?
The Army refers to the reintegration process as which of the following
Which terms refers to bones that slide along each other?
the sliding joint
Where in the body would you expect to find a perichondrium?
Peri means around and chondrium refers to cartilage. Therefore, perichondrium is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds cartilage.
What does Chondroma mean?
Tumor of cartilage. References: Im taking cancer bio right now.
What is a disk in your back?
It is the cartilage between the vertebrae of your spine. The phrase sometimes also refers to the vertebrae itself.
What is the medical term meaning any disease of cartilage?
Chondropathy refers to any disease of cartilage.
What is chondromalacia?
Chondromalacia literally translates to softening of the cartilage, but it usually refers to chondromalacia patellae (see related question).
