Definition of cartilage

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Cartilage (n.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle..

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Endostosis :: Endostosis (n.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
Suprafoliaceous :: Supra-ethmoid (a.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage..
Thyroid :: Thyroid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal..
Internasal :: Internasal (a.) Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage..
Ligament :: Ligament (n.) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints..
Thyroid :: Thyroid (a.) Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage..
Teratoma :: Teratoma (n.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle..
Synchondrotomy :: Synchondrosis (n.) An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by cartilage.
Sesamoid :: Sesamoid (n.) A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
Thyrohyoid :: Thyrohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Carpus :: Carpus (n.) The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows..
Basi- :: Basi- () A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc..
Conchal :: Conchal (a.) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear; as, the conchal cartilage..
Sternohyoid :: Sternocostal (a.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages..
Propterygium :: Propterygium (n.) The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.
Turbinal :: Turbinal (n.) A turbinal bone or cartilage.
Metapterygium :: Metapterygium (n.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.
Thyroarytenoid :: Thyroarytenoid (a.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
Hyomandibular :: Hyomandibular (n.) The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
Tarsus :: Tarsus (n.) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate..
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