cartilaginous

cartilaginous /car·ti·lag·i·nous/ (kahr?ti-laj´i-nus) consisting of or of the nature of cartilage.

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car·ti·lag·i·nous (kärtl-j-ns)

adj.

1. Chondral.

2. Having a skeleton consisting primarily of cartilage.

3. Having the texture of cartilage.

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cartilaginous

consisting of, or of the nature of, cartilage.

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cartilaginous joint

the bones of the joint are joined together by fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage. See synchondrosis, symphysis.

cartilaginous metaplasia

occurs in normal tendons; is classified as abnormal only when the metaplasia is bony.

multiple cartilaginous exostosis

see multiple cartilaginous exostosis.

cartilaginous osteoid

degenerate cartilage which has lost its basophilic quality and stains like osteoid.

cartilaginous tumor

see cartilage-forming tumor.