Meaning of CARTILAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kârtlij
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| | Definition: | | [n] tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults |
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| | Synonyms: | | gristle |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | a smooth material that covers bone ends of a joint to cushion the bone and allow the joint to move easily without pain. |
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