About The Word Cartilage
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Cartilage
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What's The Definition Of Cartilage?
[n] tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cartilage: gristle Related Terms | Find terms related to Cartilage: See Also | Adam's apple | animal tissue | arytaenoid | arytenoid | arytenoid cartilage | cartilaginous structure | collagen | fibrocartilage | ground substance | hyaline cartilage | intercellular substance | matrix | meniscus | thyroid cartilage Cartilage In Webster's Dictionary \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]
(Anat.)
A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a
homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are
numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing
protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust
under {Duplication}.
{Articular cartilage}, cartilage that lines the joints.
{Cartilage bone} (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification
of cartilage.
{Costal cartilage}, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum.
See Illust. of {Thorax}.
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