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cartilage

cartilage

33 4.3
A strong, flexible tissue in joints that is softer than bone
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːrtɪlɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cartílago
  • That's because there is no cartilage in your knee.
  • articular cartilage
  • cartilage of the knee
  • joint cartilage

We have found tumors on sharks, in sharks, inside shark cartilage itself.

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Examples

  • So bioprinted knee cartilage would begin with cells taken from either of a patient's knees.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's got about the texture of cartilage, kind of like the hard part in your ear.

  • And one place where you might want to make new cartilage is in plastic surgery.

  • I have no cartilage in my left knee.

  • Picture a knee, but without any cartilage.

  • Evidence of tracheal cartilage development can be noted during weeks 9 to 10.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And so your cartilage starts about halfway up your nostril.

  • OK, so osteoarthritis involves a degradation of the cartilage of the joints.

  • For me, it was my knee, and it was slowly repair the knee and then regenerate the cartilage with the stem cells.

  • After the injury, the doctor explained that the damage to my cartilage would require surgery to repair.

Compounds

costal cartilage
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A piece of firm, bendable tissue that joins a rib to the breastbone

cartilage bone
  • Specialized
9.0

A bone that forms inside cartilage before a baby is born, like long arm or leg bones

epiglottic cartilage
  • Specialized
7.4

A thin flexible piece of cartilage that helps the epiglottis close the airway when you swallow

arytenoid cartilage
  • Specialized
8.1

A small cartilage at the back of the voice box where a vocal cord attaches

auricular cartilage
  • Specialized
7.7

A soft, firm part inside the outer ear that gives it shape

hyaline cartilage
  • Specialized
6.7

A clear, soft body material that covers bone ends in joints and forms much of an unborn baby's skeleton

semilunar cartilage
  • Specialized
7.6

A half-moon piece of strong tissue in the knee that cushions the ends of bones

thyroid cartilage
  • Specialized
6.1

A large piece at the front of the voice box that forms the Adam's apple

How Vascular

liver
387 2.3
spleen
  • Specialized
67 5.8
vascular structure
  • Specialized
1 6.0
tendon
43 3.7
cartilage
  • Specialized
33 4.3

Surface Forms

cartilage singular
cartilages plural

Etymology

Cartilage comes from the old Latin word cartilago, which meant 'gristle', the firm, bendy tissue you find in meat. So, cartilage today means the strong but flexible tissue in joints, not bone.