chondrify

chondrify [kon-druh-fahy] Word Origin verb (used with object), chon·dri·fied, chon·dri·fy·ing.

1. to change (a precursor tissue) into cartilage.

verb (used without object), chon·dri·fied, chon·dri·fy·ing.

2. to become cartilage.

Origin of chondrify First recorded in 1870–75; chondr- + -ify British Dictionary definitions for chondrify chondrify verb -fies, -fying or -fied

1. to become or convert into cartilage

Derived Formschondrification, noun chondrify in Medicine chondrify [kŏn′drə-fī′] v.

1. To change into or become cartilage.