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chon·dro·blast 'kän-drə-.blast, -drō- n a cell that produces cartilage
chon·dro·blas·tic .kän-drə-'blas-tik, -drō- adj
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n.
a cell that produces the matrix of cartilage.
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chon·dro·blast (konґdro-blast) [chondro- + -blast] a cell that arises from the mesenchyma and forms cartilage; called also chondroplast.Medical dictionary. 2011.