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chon´dri|fi|ca´tion — chon|dri|fy «KON druh fy», transitive verb, intransitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to convert or be converted into cartilage. ╂[< chondri + fy] –chon´dri|fi|ca´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
chon|dri|o|some — «KON dree uh sohm», noun. Biology. any one of the mitochondria, or minute bodies contained in the form of rods, granules, and threads in the cytoplasm of cells. ╂[< Greek chondríon small lump (< chóndros lump) + English some3] … Useful english dictionary
hy´po|chon|dri´a|cal|ly — hy|po|chon|dri|ac «HY puh KON dree ak, HIHP uh », noun, adjective. –n. a person who imagines that he is ill when he is not; person affected by hypochondria: »He was a hypochondriac and a crank, chronically dyspeptic and unamiable (Scientific… … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|ac — «HY puh KON dree ak, HIHP uh », noun, adjective. –n. a person who imagines that he is ill when he is not; person affected by hypochondria: »He was a hypochondriac and a crank, chronically dyspeptic and unamiable (Scientific American). –adj. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|um — «HY puh KON dree uhm, HIHP uh », noun, plural dri|a. the upper region of the abdomen on either side … Useful english dictionary
mi|to|chon|dri|on — «MIHT uh KON dree uhn», noun, plural dri|a. singular of mitochondria … Useful english dictionary
per|i|chon|dri|um — «PEHR uh KON dree uhm», noun, plural dri|a « dree uh». a membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints. ╂[< New Latin perichondrium < Greek peri around + chóndros cartilage] … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|a|cal — «HY puh kon DRY uh kuhl, HIHP uh », adjective. = hypochondriac. (Cf. ↑hypochondriac) … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|a|sis — «HY puh kon DRY uh sihs, HIHP uh », noun. the condition of suffering from hypochondria … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|a — «HY puh KON dree uh, HIHP uh », noun. 1. an abnormal anxiety over one s health, often involving imaginary illnesses accompanied by actual pains. 2. low spirits without any real reason. 3. plural of hypochondrium. ╂[< Late Latin hypochondria… … Useful english dictionary
