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Definition of Cartilaginous

1. Adjective. Of or relating to cartilage.

Definition of Cartilaginous

1. a. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.

Definition of Cartilaginous

1. Adjective. Comprising of soft cartilage rather than bones. ¹

2. Adjective. Related to or resembling cartilage ¹

3. Adjective. (context: mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cartilaginous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Cartilaginous

1. Composed of cartilage, a connective tissue substance that is present in joints. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartilaginous

Literary usage of Cartilaginous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, George Dancer Thane (1890)
"Formation of the visceral skeleton of the head: cartilaginous bars cf the visceral arches.—A cartilaginous bar extends from the periotic capsule and basis ..."

2. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"presents somewhat roughened edges for the attachment of the cartilaginous portion of the canal. THE MEMBRANO-cartilaginous PORTION OF THE ..."

3. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"Fishes of the cartilaginous kinds have their bones always soft and yielding ... cartilaginous fishes unite both these systems in their conformation : like ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1879)
"On Hyaline Cartilage and deceptive appearances produced by Reagents, as observed in the examination of a cartilaginous Tumour of the Lower Jaw. ..."

5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"cartilaginous TUMORS OF THE UPPER JAW. M. PAUL BERGER (Bull, ... Of the first named series of 19, 5 were fibre-cartilaginous, 6 were in process of ..."

6. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1901)
"Fifteen, with Absorption of the cartilaginous Septum due to Pressure from Nasal Polypi. Shown by DR. FREDERICK SPICER. The patient came under observation ..."

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