Meaning | tough / tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults. |
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Synonym | cartilage |
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Parts | matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance | The body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
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Narrower | arytenoid, arytaenoid, arytenoid cartilage | Either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached |
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fibrocartilage | cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue |
hyaline cartilage | translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages |
meniscus, semilunar cartilage | (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet / meet at a joint |
thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple | The largest cartilage of the larynx |
Broader | animal tissue | The tissue in the bodies of animals |
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Substance of | cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
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Substances | collagen | A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue |
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Spanish | cartílago, tejido cartilaginoso |
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Catalan | cartílag, teixit cartilaginós |
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Adjectives | gristly | difficult to chew |
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