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car·ti·lage
(kär′tl-ĭj)n.
A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue that is a major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton and in most species is converted largely to bone with maturation. It is found in various parts of the human body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cartilāgō, cartilāgin-.]
cartilage
(ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ; ˈkɑːtlɪdʒ)n
(Anatomy) a tough elastic tissue composing most of the embryonic skeleton of vertebrates. In the adults of higher vertebrates it is mostly converted into bone, remaining only on the articulating ends of bones, in the thorax, trachea, nose, and ears. Nontechnical name: gristle
[C16: from Latin cartilāgō]
cartilaginous adj
car•ti•lage
(ˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ)n.
1. a firm, elastic, whitish type of connective tissue; gristle.
2. a part or structure composed of cartilage.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin cartilāgō gristle]
car·ti·lage
(kär′tl-ĭj) A strong, flexible connective tissue that is found in various parts of the body, including the joints, the outer ear, and the larynx. In the early development of most vertebrates, the skeleton forms as cartilage before most of it hardens into bone.
cartilaginous adjective
cartilage
Gristle; dense, white connective tissue cushioning bones and supporting parts of the ear and respiratory system.
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| Noun | 1. | cartilage - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling meniscus, semilunar cartilage - (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint fibrocartilage - cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue hyaline cartilage - translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple - the largest cartilage of the larynx cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix - the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
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