Definition of Cartilaginous. Meaning of Cartilaginous. Synonyms of Cartilaginous

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Definition of Cartilaginous

Cartilaginous
Cartilaginous Car`ti*lag"i*nous, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F. cartilagineux.] 1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of certain fishes, as the sturgeon and the sharks.

Meaning of Cartilaginous from wikipedia

- ἰχθύς (ikhthús) 'fish') is a class of jawed fish that contains the cartilaginous fish or chondrichthyans, which all have skeletons primarily composed...
- skeletal tissue in early ontogenetic stages; in osteichthyans, many cartilaginous elements subsequently ossify through endochondral and perichondral ossification...
- composed of bone tissue. They can be contrasted with the Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and the extinct placoderms and acanthodians, which have endoskeletons...
- level of the inferior nasal concha. It consists of a bony part and a cartilaginous part. The bony part (1⁄3) nearest to the middle ear is made of bone...
- Cartilaginous joints are connected entirely by cartilage (fibrocartilage or hyaline). Cartilaginous joints allow more movement between bones than a fibrous...
- that is rich in collagen fibers cartilaginous jointjoined by cartilage. There are two types: primary cartilaginous joints composed of hyaline cartilage...
- bridge. The depressed nasal dorsum may involve bony, cartilaginous, or both bony and cartilaginous components of the nasal dorsum. It can usually be corrected...
- the full list of the extant species in class Chondrichthyes, or the cartilaginous fish. Members of this class have a backbone, gills, no swim bladder...
- A synchondrosis (or primary cartilaginous joint) is a type of cartilaginous joint where hyaline cartilage completely joins together two bones. Synchondroses...
- and lobe-finned, including their terrestrial tetrapod relatives) and cartilaginous fishes, as well as extinct prehistoric fish such as placoderms and acanthodians...