chondrocyte
Skeletogenic cell that is terminally differentiated, secretes an avascular, GAG-rich matrix, is embedded in cartilage tissue matrix, retains the ability to divide, and develops from a chondroblast cell. [ http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019902 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]