different between cartilaginous vs turbinal

English

Alternative forms

• cartiliginous, cartilagenous

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cartil?gin?sus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartil?g? (“cartilage, gristle”) +? -?sus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.t??lad??.?n.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.t??læd??.?n.?s/

Adjective

cartilaginous (comparative more cartilaginous, superlative most cartilaginous)

1. (anatomy) Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
   1. Related to or resembling cartilage.
   2. (zoology) (Of a vertebrate animal) having a skeleton of cartilage.

2. (mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “cartilaginous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “cartilaginous”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• David Arora (1986) Mushrooms Demystified, Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, page 913

English

Etymology

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

Adjective

turbinal (comparative more turbinal, superlative most turbinal)

1. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
2. (anatomy) Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

Derived terms

• ethmoturbinal
• pseudoturbinal

Noun

turbinal (plural turbinals)

1. (anatomy) A turbinate bone.

Translations

See also

• turban

Anagrams

• tribunal