Taber's Medical Dictionary
Chondrus
(kon′drŭs )
[L. chondrus, fr Gr. chondros, grain, granule, cartilage]
A genus of red algae that includes Chondrus crispus, the source of carrageenan.
SEE: carrageen; SEE: carrageenan
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Chondrus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732146/all/Chondrus.
Chondrus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732146/all/Chondrus. Accessed April 26, 2026.
Chondrus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732146/all/Chondrus
Chondrus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732146/all/Chondrus.
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