Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subchondral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: sub-chon-dral
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.

Example Sentences

"The subchondral osseous layer which contains the embryonic marrow is thin"
"Chondral and osteochondral fractures involve traumatic damage to the cartilage and the subchondral bone"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English chondral English subchondral From sub- + chondral.

Derived Forms

subchondrally

Questions

What does subchondral mean?: Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.
Where does subchondral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English chondral English subchondral From sub- + chondral.

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