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cartilage
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car·ti·lage  (kärtl-j)
n.
A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cartilg, cartilgin-.]

cartilage [ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ ˈkɑːtlɪdʒ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[from Latin cartilāgō]
cartilaginous  [ˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs] adj

cartilage  (kärtl-j)
A strong, flexible connective tissue that is found in various parts of the body, including the joints, the outer ear, and the larynx. During the embryonic development of most vertebrates, the skeleton forms as cartilage before most of it hardens into bone. In cartilaginous fish, the mature fish retains a skeleton made of cartilage.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
cartilage [ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ] Ncartílago m

cartilage [ˈkɑːrtɪlɪdʒ] n (ANATOMY)cartilage m

cartilage
nKnorpel m

cartilage [ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ] ncartilagine f
cartilage [ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ] ncartilagine f

cartilage
n cartilage [ˈkaːtəlidʒ]
a firm elastic substance found in the bodies of men and animals. kraakbeen غضْروف хрущял chrupavka brusk der Knorpel χόνδρος cartílago kõhr غضروف rusto cartilage סְחוּס उपास्थि hrskavica porc(ogó) tulang rawan brjósk cartilagine 軟骨 연골 kremzlė skrimslis rawan kraakbeen brusk chrząstka cartilagem cartilaj хрящ chrupavka hrustanec hrskavica brosk กระดูกอ่อน kıkırdak, kıkırdak doku 軟骨 хрящ ہڈی، مُرمُری ہڈی ، کُرکُری ہڈی sụn


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