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Cartilage - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cartilage : (noun)
1: tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
[syn: gristle]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cartilage : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cartilage : Cartilage: Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the
outside parts of the ears.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Cartilage |
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barelylexy: I wish my gma was still awake. My Cartilage is so infected. It burns. |
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I_am_Weird0: Like DAMMMNNNN dude nose was COMPLETELY gone...no haps..just Cartilage and vague remnants of muscle |
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rycarina: @LizzillaRage both of my lobes have 00gs in them, and i've got a 14g in the Cartilage of my left ear. |
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