different between cartilaginous vs xiphisternum

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

Ancient Greek ????? (xíphos, “sword”) + English -i- (in place of the etymologically consistent -o-) + English sternum

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)n?m

Noun

xiphisternum (plural xiphisterna or xiphisternums)

1. The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.