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Cartilaginous(medicine)
cartilaginous(dictionary)
cartilaginous tissue(medicine)
cartilaginous neurocranium(medicine)
cartilaginous joint(medicine)
cartilaginous articulation(medicine)
cartilaginous septum(medicine)
lateral cartilaginous layer(medicine)
medial cartilaginous layer(medicine)

waag (medicine) and cartilaginous (iou)


waag (medicine)


waag -->
grivet
<zoology> A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseoviridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians.

Synonym: tota.

Origin: Cf. F. Grivet.

Source: Websters Dictionary


cartilaginous (iou)



cartilaginous adjective. LME.
[Old French (also -eus), or Latin cartilaginosus, formed as CARTILAGE: see -OUS.]
Of, or of the Nature of, cartilage. LME.
cartilaginous fish a fish with a skeleton of cartilage, i.e. a member of the class Selachii (or Chondrichthyes), which includes the sharks and rays.
Botany. Of the texture of cartilage. L17.