cartilage
IPA: kˈɑrtʌɫʌdʒ
noun
- (anatomy, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular 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 composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
- (anatomy, countable) A particular structure made of cartilage.
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Examples of "cartilage" in Sentences
- The bone is ossified in cartilage.
- This cartilage may ossify with age.
- From the cartilage of the second arch arises.
- It also articulates with the septal cartilage of the nose.
- The cartilage is a flimsy material that surrounds the spongy bone.
- A cricoidectomy is the surgical excision of the cricoid cartilage.
- Arthritis is a condition that affects the cartilage of the joints.
- Part of the hump is made of bone, and part of the hump is cartilage.
- Hyaline cartilage is the white shiny gristle at the end of long bones.
- The cartilage and bone are reshaped, and the incisions are sutured closed.