cartilaginification

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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cartilaginification (uncountable)

  1. The formation of cartilage.
    • 1844, John Grantham, Facts and Observations in Medicine and Surgery:
      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

References

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cartilaginification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.