Cartilage /(?)/
Car·ti·lage
Cartilage
n.
- A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. (Anat.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Articular cartilage
- cartilage that lines the joints.
- Cartilage bone
- any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage.
- Costal cartilage
- cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax.