1. SYN: cartilage. 2. The plant C. crispus, Fucus crispus, or Gigartina mamillosa (family Gigartinaceae); a demulcent in chronic and intestinal disorders. SYN: carrageen (1), carragheen, Irish moss, pearl moss. [G. chondros, gristle]
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chon·drus 'kän-drəs n
1) cap a small genus of red algae (family Gigartinaceae) having rather coarse branching fronds
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Chon·drus (konґdrəs) a genus of red algae. C. crisґpus (L.) Stackhouse is a source of carrageenan and chondrus.Medical dictionary. 2011.