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1. (n.) cartilage
a firm, elastic, whitish type of connective tissue; gristle.
2. cartilage
a part or structure composed of cartilage.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L cartilāgō gristle)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cartilage, gristle
tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Cartilage
a translucent, elastic tissue; gristle
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Cartilage
A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix that includes CHONDROITIN SULFATE and various types of FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN. There are three major types: HYALINE CARTILAGE; FIBROCARTILAGE; and ELASTIC CARTILAGE.
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Sense: a firm elastic substance found in the bodies of men and animals.
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 Afrikaans: kraakbeen |
 Arabic: غضْروف |
 Bulgarian: хрущял |
 Brazilian: cartilagem |
 Czech: chrupavka |
 German: der Knorpel |
 Danish: brusk |
 Greek: χόνδρος |
 Spanish: cartílago |
 Estonian: kõhr |
 Farsi: غضروف |
 Finnish: rusto |
 French: cartilage |
 Hebrew: סְחוּס |
 Hindi: उपास्थि |
 Croatian: hrskavica |
 Hungarian: porc(ogó) |
 Indonesian: tulang rawan |
 Icelandic: brjósk |
 Italian: cartilagine |
 Japanese: 軟骨 |
 Korean: 연골 |
 Lithuanian: kremzlė |
 Latvian: skrimslis |
 Malay: rawan |
 Dutch: kraakbeen |
 Norwegian: brusk |
 Polish: chrząstka |
 Persian: غضروف |
 Pashto: كر پندوكى (غضروف)، تنكى ه |
 Portuguese: cartilagem |
 Romanian: cartilaj |
 Russian: хрящ |
 Slovak: chrupavka |
 Slovenian: hrustanec |
 Serbian: hrskavica |
 Swedish: brosk |
 Thai: กระดูกอ่อน |
 Turkish: kıkırdak, kıkırdak doku |
 Taiwanese: 軟骨 |
 Ukrainian: хрящ |
 Urdu: ہڈی، مُرمُری ہڈی ، کُرکُر |
 Vietnamese: sụn |
 Chinese: 软骨 |
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