CARTILAGINOUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Difficult to chew

Synonyms:

cartilaginous; gristly; rubbery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tough (resistant to cutting or chewing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to cartilage

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cartilage (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)

Derivation:

cartilage (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)

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Context examples:

Presence of calcium salts, especially calcium pyrophosphate, in the cartilaginous structures of one or more joints.

(Chondrocalcinosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is prominently expressed in developing osseous and cartilaginous tissue.

(Chemokine-Like Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive carcinoma of the breast showing differentiation towards cartilaginous structures.

(Breast Carcinoma with Chondroid Metaplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A distinct variety of chondrosarcoma containing two clearly defined components: a well differentiated cartilaginous tumor (enchondroma or a low grade chondrosarcoma) and a high grade noncartilaginous sarcoma.

(Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Most chondrosarcomas arise de novo, but some may develop in a preexisting benign cartilaginous lesion.

(Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The seventh hyaline cartilaginous joint between the ribs and costal cartilage.

(Costochondral Joint 7, NCI Thesaurus)

Hyaline cartilaginous joint between the ribs and costal cartilage.

(Costochondral Joint, NCI Thesaurus)

The first hyaline cartilaginous joint between the ribs and costal cartilage.

(Costochondral Joint 1, NCI Thesaurus)

"At best, adult frogs normally grow back only a featureless, thin, cartilaginous spike," says senior author Michael Levin, developmental biologist at the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University.

(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Any jawed or jawless organisms in the phylum Chordata including the jawless fish, armored fish, cartilaginous fish, ray-finned fish and lobe-finned fish.