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Cartilaginous

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car⋅ti⋅lag⋅i⋅nous

  [kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. of or resembling cartilage.
2. having a skeleton composed either entirely or mainly of cartilage, as vertebrates of the class Chondrichthyes, which includes the sharks, rays, and skates.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L cartilāginōsus, equiv. to cartilāgin- (s. of cartilāgō) cartilage + -ōsus -ous
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car·ti·lag·i·nous   (kär'tl-āj'ə-nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or consisting of cartilage.

  2. Having a skeleton consisting mainly of cartilage.

  3. Having the texture of cartilage; firm and tough, yet flexible.

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Main Entry: car·ti·lag·i·nous
Pronunciation: -n&s
Function: adjective
: composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cartilaginous car·ti·lag·i·nous (kär'tl-āj'ə-nəs)
adj.

  1. Chondral.

  2. Having a skeleton consisting primarily of cartilage.

  3. Having the texture of cartilage.

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