| NOUN | body | cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
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| Meaning | body structure given shape by cartilage. | |
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| Narrower | auricle, pinna, ear | The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear |
| costal cartilage | The cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs | |
| epiglottis | A flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing | |
| larynx, voice box | A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea | |
| tragus | A small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear | |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Substances | cartilage, gristle | tough / tough elastic tissue |
| Spanish | estructura cartilaginosa | |
| Catalan | estructura cartilaginosa | |
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