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cartilaginous
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cartilaginous /car·ti·lag·i·nous/ (kahr″tĭ-laj´ĭ-nus) consisting of or of the nature of cartilage.
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.
cartilaginous.
See cartilage.
cartilaginous
consisting of, or of the nature of, cartilage.
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.


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A wide excision should be performed when a presumptive diagnosis of a cartilaginous tumor of the facial skeleton is made because these tumors behave aggressively in the facial skeleton.
Chondroma of the nasal bone: a case report by Raju, Penumetcha Krishnam / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Similarly, both benign and malignant conditions affecting the skeleton such as bony and cartilaginous tumors, Paget's disease and multiple myeloma are not seen in advanced stages due to improved methods of detection and treatment.
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[6] Indeed, many cases of cartilaginous tumors that were previously identified as laryngeal chondromas are now believed to represent chondrosarcomas.
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