cartilaginous

[ kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuh s ]
/ ˌkɑr tlˈædʒ ə nəs /

adjective

of or resembling cartilage.
having a skeleton composed either entirely or mainly of cartilage, as vertebrates of the class Chondrichthyes, which includes the sharks, rays, and skates.

Origin of cartilaginous

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cartilāginōsus, equivalent to cartilāgin- (stem of cartilāgō) cartilage + -ōsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM cartilaginous

in·ter·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective post·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective pre·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective pseu·do·car·ti·lag·i·nous, adjective

Words nearby cartilaginous

cartilage lacuna, cartilage matrix, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilage space, cartilaginoid, cartilaginous, cartilaginous fish, cartilaginous joint, cartland, cartload, cartogram

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Medical definitions for cartilaginous

cartilaginous
[ kär′tl-ăj′ə-nəs ]

adj.

Chondral.
Having a skeleton consisting primarily of cartilage.
Having the texture of cartilage.