Meaning Of The Word Cartilage

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What's The Definition Of Cartilage?

cartilage
variable noun: Cartilage is a strong, flexible substance in your body, especially around your joints and in your nose.

cartilage in American English
tough, elastic, whitish animal tissue; gristle: the skeletons of embryos and young animals are composed largely of cartilage, most of which later turns to bone
noun: a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color; gristle

cartilage in British English
noun: a tough elastic tissue composing most of the embryonic skeleton of vertebrates. In the adults of higher vertebrates it is mostly converted into bone, remaining only on the articulating ends of bones, in the thorax, trachea, nose, and ears

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