- 1. n. A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. Source: opted
- 2. n. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. n:100 n. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults Source: ecdict
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