English Explanatory Dictionary

cartilage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
  2. A particular structure made of cartilage.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑːt.lɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑɹt.lɪd͡ʒ/ en-us-cartilage.ogg

Word forms

cartilage cartilages

Etymology

Borrowed from French cartilage, from Latin cartilāgō. Partially displaced native gristle, from Old English gristel.

Synonyms

gristle

Derived words

articular cartilage arytenoid cartilage biocartilage cartilage-hair hypoplasia cartilagelike cartilaginoid cartilaginous cartilogenesis costal cartilage cricoid cartilage fibrocartilage greater alar cartilage hyaline cartilage mucocartilage neocartilage pericartilage thyroid cartilage
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