Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Hard and gristly, like cartilage; cartilaginous in appearance or consistency.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.
  • adjective anatomy Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.

Etymologies

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From French cartilage, plus -oid

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