Cartilage Synonyms

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.