subcartilaginous
/ˌsʌbkɑːtɪˈladʒɪnəs/ /ˌsʌbkɑːtlˈadʒɪnəs/ /ˌsʌbkɑːtɪˈladʒ(ə)nəs/adjective
1Chiefly Botany and Mycology. Of plant (or animal) tissue: somewhat, partly, or incompletely cartilaginous.
2 Medicine. Situated or occurring beneath cartilage; specifically = subchondral.
Origin
Early 18th century. From sub- + cartilaginous, after post-classical Latin subcartilaginosus.