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Cartilage definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CARTILAGE, n. Gristle; a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone, of a pearly color and homogeneous texture, without cells or cavities. It is invested with a particular membrane called perichondrium, which in the articular cartilages, is a reflexion of the synovial membrane.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults [syn: cartilage, gristle]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cartilagin-, cartilago Date: 15th century 1. a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates 2. a part or structure composed of cartilage

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. gristle, a firm flexible connective tissue forming the infant skeleton, which is mainly replaced by bone in adulthood. Derivatives: cartilaginoid adj. cartilaginous adj. Etymology: F f. L cartilago -ginis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cartilage Car"ti*lage, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under Duplication. Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints. Cartilage bone (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage. Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cartilages) Cartilage is a strong, flexible substance in your body, especially around your joints and in your nose. ...a serious knee cartilage injury. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Gristle.