Cartilage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.
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  • n. A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A non-vascular animal tissue belonging to the connective-tissue group; gristle.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    animal tissue   
    Hyponym
    fibrocartilage    arytaenoid    arytenoid    meniscus    hyaline cartilage   
    Form
    cartilaginous    cartilaginoid   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gristle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tendon    gristle    sinew    membrane    septum   
     
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