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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 [kahr″tĭ-laj´ĭ-nus]
consisting of or of the nature of 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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