different between cartilaginous vs ochronosis

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

Borrowed from German Ochronosis, from Ancient Greek ????? (?khrós, “pale yellow, sallow”) +? Ancient Greek ????? (nósos, “sickness, disease, plague”) +? -osis (“disease, condition”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.k??(?)?n??.s?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?.k???no?.s?s/
• Rhymes: -??s?s

Noun

ochronosis (uncountable)

1. (medicine, pharmacology) Abnormal brown pigmentation of tissue (especially cartilage and ligaments), specifically that resulting from the accumulation of a melanin-like pigment derived from homogentisic acid in the metabolic disorder alkaptonuria.

References

• “ochronosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “ochronosis”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).