About The Word Gristle
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Gristle
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What's The Definition Of Gristle?
[n] tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gristle: cartilage Related Terms | Find terms related to Gristle: 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 Gristle In Webster's Dictionary \Gris"tle\, n. [OE. gristel, gristil, AS. gristl; akin
to OFries. gristel, grestel. Perh. a dim. of grist but cf.
OHG. krustila, krostela. Cf. {Grist}.] (Anat.)
Cartilage. See {Cartilage}. --Bacon.
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