Cartilage
71cartilage of wrisberg — ˈrizˌbərg, G ˈvrisˌberk Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: translation of German Wrisberger knorpel, after Heinrich A. Wrisberg died 1808 German anatomist : a cuneiform cartilage …
72cartilage — n. [L. cartilago, gristle] 1. A translucent, elastic substance. 2. (MOLLUSCA) a. In Bivalvia, a supplement to the ligament that controls the opening of the valves. b. In Cephalopoda, supporting the brain …
73cartilage — car|ti|lage [ˈka:tılıdʒ US ˈka:rtəlıdʒ] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: cartilago] a strong substance that can bend, which is around the joints in your body and in your outer ear …
74cartilage — car|ti|lage [ kartlıdʒ ] noun uncount a substance similar to bone that surrounds the JOINTS (=places where two bones meet) in your body …
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76cartilage — car·ti·lage || kÉ‘ËtɪlɪdÊ’ n. gristle, tough flexible tissue (part of the skeletal structure) …
77cartilage — [ kα:t(ɪ)lɪdʒ] noun a firm, flexible connective tissue which is the main component of the articulating surfaces of joints and of structures such as the larynx and respiratory tract and the external ear. Derivatives cartilaginoid ladʒɪnɔɪd… …
78cartilage — n. Gristle …
79cartilage — noun (C, U) a strong stretchy substance, or piece of this, that is around the joints in a person or animal s body …
80cartilage — car·ti·lage …