ALL meanings of cartilage
car·ti·lage
C c - variable noun cartilage Cartilage is a strong, flexible substance in your body, especially around your joints and in your nose. 4
- noun cartilage a tough elastic tissue composing most of the embryonic skeleton of vertebrates. In the adults of higher vertebrates it is mostly converted into bone, remaining only on the articulating ends of bones, in the thorax, trachea, nose, and ears 4
- noun cartilage 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 4
- noun cartilage a part or structure consisting of cartilage 3
- noun cartilage a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color; gristle. 1
- noun cartilage a part or structure composed of cartilage. 1
- noun cartilage meat gristle 1
- noun cartilage tissue connecting joints 1
- noun cartilage Firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints . It is more widespread in the infant skeleton, being replaced by bone during growth. 1
- noun cartilage (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. 0