[¦kän·drō′myü‚kȯid] (biochemistry) A mucoid found in cartilage; a glycoprotein in which chondroitinsulfuric acid is the prosthetic group.
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
(kon?dro-mu'koyd) [? + L. mucus, mucus, + Gr. eidos, form, shape] A basophilic glycoprotein present in the interstitial substance of cartilage. Synonym: chondromucin