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CARTILAGE
cartilage, gristle
(noun) tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cartilage (countable and uncountable, plural cartilages)
(anatomy) A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.
Synonyms
• gristle
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ti*lage, n. Etym: [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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