cartilaginification

noun

The formation of cartilage.

OriginLatin cartilago →
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Meanings

nouncartilaginification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe formation of cartilage.

    In the second , or cartilaginous state , the semi-opaque jelly becomes dense , transparent , and homogeneous , the change taking place from the surface towards the centre , and constituting cartilaginification

    1844, John Grantham, Facts and Observations in Medicine and Surgery

Origin

  1. Latincartilago
  2. Englishcartilaginification

From Latin cartilago, cartilaginis (“cartilage”) + facere (“to make”).

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