~ 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