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subcartilaginous

[suhb-kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuh s]
adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
  2. situated below or beneath cartilage.

Origin of subcartilaginous

First recorded in 1535–45; sub- + cartilaginous
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British Dictionary definitions for subcartilaginous

subcartilaginous

adjective
  1. composed partly of cartilagea subcartilaginous skeleton
  2. situated beneath a cartilage or a cartilaginous structure
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subcartilaginous in Medicine

subcartilaginous

[sŭb′kär-tl-ăj′ə-nəs]
adj.
  1. Partly cartilaginous.
  2. Located beneath a cartilage.
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