Cartilage Synonyms

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Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gristle
  2. tissue

Words Related to Cartilage

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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.

  • In the Caudata and Apoda, cartilage often persists between the vertebrae; this cartilage may become imperfectly separated into a cup-and-ball portion, the cup belonging to the posterior end of the vertebra.

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