cartilaginification

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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