| slovo | definícia |
cartilaginous
(encz) | cartilaginous,chrupavčitý Josef Kosek |
Cartilaginous
(gcide) | Cartilaginous \Car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F.
cartilagineux.]
1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough
like cartilage.
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2. (Zool.) 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.
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cartilaginous
(wn) | cartilaginous
adj 1: of or relating to cartilage
2: difficult to chew [syn: cartilaginous, gristly,
rubbery] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
cartilaginous
(encz) | cartilaginous,chrupavčitý Josef Kosek |
cartilaginous fish
(encz) | cartilaginous fish, n: |
cartilaginous structure
(encz) | cartilaginous structure, n: |
cartilaginous tube
(encz) | cartilaginous tube, n: |
fibrocartilaginous
(encz) | fibrocartilaginous, adj: |
Fibrocartilaginous
(gcide) | Fibrocartilage \Fi`bro*car"ti*lage\, n. [L. fibra a fiber + E.
cartilage.] (Anat.)
A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching
fibrous connective tissue in structure. --
Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous, a.
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Intercartilaginous
(gcide) | Intercartilaginous \In`ter*car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. (Anat.)
Within cartilage; endochondral; as, intercartilaginous
ossification.
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Subcartilaginous
(gcide) | Subcartilaginous \Sub*car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. (Anat.)
(a) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages.
(b) Partially cartilaginous.
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cartilaginous
(wn) | cartilaginous
adj 1: of or relating to cartilage
2: difficult to chew [syn: cartilaginous, gristly,
rubbery] |
cartilaginous fish
(wn) | cartilaginous fish
n 1: fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not
ossified [syn: cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian] |
cartilaginous structure
(wn) | cartilaginous structure
n 1: body structure given shape by cartilage |
cartilaginous tube
(wn) | cartilaginous tube
n 1: a duct with cartilaginous walls |
fibrocartilaginous
(wn) | fibrocartilaginous
adj 1: of or relating to fibrocartilage |
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