Chondros Root Word Meaning in Hindi | With 2 Key Examples

Learn the Greek root "Chondros" meaning cartilage (उपास्थि) and related words like Hypochondria and Hypochondriac with Hindi-English meanings and examples.

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7/19/20252 min read

🌱 Root Word Series: Chondros (Greek)

📘 Root Word: Chondros
🔤 Meaning (English): cartilage
🪷 Meaning (Hindi): उपास्थि (soft tissue found in joints and chest bones)

📍 यह शब्द विशेष रूप से शरीर की छाती की हड्डियों के नीचे के हिस्से से जुड़ा है — विशेषतः उस हिस्से को दर्शाने के लिए जहाँ प्राचीन ग्रीक मान्यताओं के अनुसार भावनाएं और बीमारियाँ उत्पन्न होती थीं।

💡 Word Breakdown

🔸 Chondros = cartilage = उपास्थि
👉 यह "Hypochondria" जैसे शब्दों में Hypos ("नीचे") के साथ जुड़कर यह दर्शाता है कि बीमारियों की शुरुआत छाती की उपास्थियों के "नीचे" के क्षेत्र से मानी जाती थी।

📚 Derived Words from Chondros

1️⃣ Hypochondria

👉 Meaning (English): A state of excessive worry about one's health
👉 Meaning (Hindi): सेहत को लेकर अत्यधिक और अस्वस्थ चिंता
📘 Roots: hypos (under) + chondros (cartilage)
✅ Example:

Ancient people believed hypochondria came from pain below the chest cartilage.

2️⃣ Hypochondriac

👉 Meaning (English): A person who is always worried about being ill
👉 Meaning (Hindi): वह व्यक्ति जो हमेशा सोचता है कि वह बीमार है
📘 Roots: hypos + chondros
✅ Example:

The hypochondriac visited multiple doctors even though all tests were normal.

3️⃣ Hypochondriacal

👉 Meaning (English): Related to hypochondria
👉 Meaning (Hindi): हायपोकॉन्ड्रिया से जुड़ी आदत या प्रवृत्ति
📘 Roots: hypos + chondros
✅ Example:

1️⃣ Chondritis

👉 Meaning (English): Inflammation of cartilage
👉 Meaning (Hindi): उपास्थि में सूजन
📘 Breakdown: chondros (cartilage) + -itis (inflammation)
✅ Example:

Costochondritis is a common type of chondritis affecting the chest area.

2️⃣ Chondroma

👉 Meaning (English): A benign tumor of cartilage
👉 Meaning (Hindi): उपास्थि का एक सौम्य (non-cancerous) ट्यूमर
📘 Breakdown: chondros + -oma (tumor)
✅ Example:

The doctor diagnosed it as a chondroma after the biopsy.

3️⃣ Chondrocyte

👉 Meaning (English): A cartilage cell
👉 Meaning (Hindi): उपास्थि बनाने वाली कोशिका
📘 Breakdown: chondros + -cyte (cell)
✅ Example:

Chondrocytes are the only cells found in healthy cartilage.

4️⃣ Chondroblast

👉 Meaning (English): A cell that forms cartilage
👉 Meaning (Hindi): उपास्थि का निर्माण करने वाली कोशिका
📘 Breakdown: chondros + -blast (germ/producer)
✅ Example:

Chondroblasts actively produce the matrix that forms cartilage.

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