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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

cartilaginous

/kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs/US // ˌkɑr tlˈædʒ ə nəs //

软骨质,软骨质的,软骨性,软骨性的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or resembling cartilage.
    • : having a skeleton composed either entirely or mainly of cartilage, as vertebrates of the class Chondrichthyes, which includes the sharks, rays, and skates.

Examples

  • The form of his ears resembles that of man, excepting the cartilaginous part being thin, like the apes.

  • The windpipe is composed of a series of cartilaginous or gristly rings connected together by softer tissues.

  • The windpipe is made up of cartilaginous rings completed by membrane, muscle, etc. (behind).

  • This cartilaginous tube, the top of which may easily be felt as the Adam's apple of the throat, divides into two bronchi.

  • These gills are covered with a small lid, and with a membrane, supported by cartilaginous threads.

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