Home › Words › C › chondroplastychondroplastychondroplasty means surgery to reshape the cartilage.EtymologyFrom chondro- + -plasty.nounsurgery to reshape the cartilageDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.trochleoplasty 68% match — Repair to the trochlea vs chondroplasty →chondrectomy 67% match — excision of cartilage vs chondroplasty →chondroplastic 65% match — Relating to chondroplasty. vs chondroplasty →acetabuloplasty 64% match — corrective surgery to the acetabulum vs chondroplasty →tuberoplasty 63% match — reshaping of the tuberosity of the humerus to create a smooth, congruent acromiohumeral articulation vs chondroplasty →osteoplasty 63% match — Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures. vs chondroplasty →costoplasty 62% match — Reshaping of the ribs, typically to alleviate a hunchback vs chondroplasty →tracheoplasty 62% match — plastic surgery to the trachea vs chondroplasty →