CARTILAGINOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cartilaginous mean? 

• CARTILAGINOUS (adjective)
  The adjective CARTILAGINOUS has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to cartilage

2. difficult to chew

  Familiarity information: CARTILAGINOUS used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARTILAGINOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Difficult to chew

Synonyms:

cartilaginous; gristly; rubbery

Similar:

tough (resistant to cutting or chewing)

 Context examples 

The cartilaginous structure of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea.

(Larynx, NCI Thesaurus)

Connective tissue with fibrous and cartilaginous components.

(Fibrocartilage, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant mesenchymal neoplasm with cartilaginous or osseous differentiation arising from the soft tissues exclusively.

(Extraskeletal Cartilaginous and Osseous Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A crescent-shaped wedge of cartilaginous material that serves as a cushion in the knee, between the tuberosities of the femur and the tibia.

(Meniscus, NCI Thesaurus)

The mesenchymal component may be osseous, cartilaginous, myxoid, lipomatous, or a mixture of mesenchymal elements.

(Metaplastic Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm characterized by the presence of benign epithelial and myoepithelial cells and a mesenchymal component that may contain mucoid, myxoid, cartilaginous, or osseous areas.

(Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by bluish-black discoloration of the cartilaginous tissues due to accumulation of homogentisic acid.

(Ochronosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The mesenchymal cellular component ranges from cartilaginous and osseous, to purely sarcomatous.

(Mixed Epithelial/Mesenchymal Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Sharks are cartilaginous, which means their skeletons are made of cartilage, not bones.

(Ancient sharks likely more diverse than previously thought, National Science Foundation)

Benign hypertrophy that projects outward from the surface of bone, often containing a cartilaginous component.

(Exostosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)