Cartilage Definition

kärtl-ĭj
noun
Tough, elastic, whitish animal tissue; gristle: the skeletons of embryos and young animals are composed largely of cartilage, most of which later turns to bone.
Webster's New World
A part or structure consisting of cartilage.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cartilage

Noun

Singular:
cartilage
Plural:
cartilages

Origin of Cartilage

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin cartilāgō cartilāgin-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French cartilage, from Latin cartilāgo.

    From Wiktionary

Cartilage Sentence Examples

  • The cartilage is shaded and dotted, and the bony centres are light and striated.

  • Abscess of the Gall-bladder gives rise to a painful, tender swelling near the cartilage of the ninth rib of the right side.

  • They yield chitin in place of chondrin or gelatin - as does also the cartilage of the Cephalopod's endoskeleton.

  • It is in fact doubtful whether the so-called sternum of batrachians, in most cases a mere plate of cartilage, has been correctly identified as such.

  • The third and last sub-family, the Pteromyinae, is distinguished from the other two by the presence of a parachute-like fold of skin along the sides of the body, the supporting cartilage of which arises from the carpus or wrist.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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