• (a.) Partially cartilaginous. • (a.) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages.
(sub″kahr-tĭ-laj´ĭ-nәs) below a cartilage. partly cartilaginous.
Sub·car`ti·lag'i·nous adjective (Anat.) (a) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages. (b) Partially cartilaginous. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sŭb′kar-ti-laj′i-nŭs Definitions: 1. Partly cartilaginous. 2. Beneath a cartilage.
partially or incompletely cartilaginous. · situated below or beneath cartilage.