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osteocartilaginous

osteocartilaginous adjective: relating to or composed of bone and cartilage, or of osteocartilage.

Adjective

osteocartilaginous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or composed of bone and cartilage, or of osteocartilage.
    Synonyms:
    osteochondrous

Synonyms of osteocartilaginous

Forms of osteocartilaginous

alternative formosseocartilaginous

Origin of osteocartilaginous

From osteo- + cartilaginous.

Questions about osteocartilaginous

What does osteocartilaginous mean?
Osteocartilaginous means relating to or composed of bone and cartilage, or of osteocartilage.
What part of speech is osteocartilaginous?
Osteocartilaginous is an adjective.

Words near osteocartilaginous in the dictionary

  1. osteocarcinoma
  2. osteocarcinomas
  3. osteocarcinomata
  4. osteocartilage
  5. osteocartilagenous
  6. osteocartilaginous
  7. osteocatabolic
  8. osteocatabolism
  9. osteochemonecrosis
  10. osteochondral
  11. osteochondritic

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