subcartilaginous

[ suhb-kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
2. situated below or beneath cartilage.

subcartilaginous

/ sʌbˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. composed partly of cartilage

   a subcartilaginous skeleton

2. situated beneath a cartilage or a cartilaginous structure

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcartilaginous¹

First recorded in 1535–45; sub- + cartilaginous

Example Sentences

A subcartilaginous process attached to the inner side, near the base, of the Mandibul of some Staphylinid.

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