cartilage

Signification (Anglais)

1. (uncountable) 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. (countable) A particular structure made of cartilage.

Concepts

cartilage

Synonymes

gristle

tendon

sarcoma

sinew

cartilago

flesh

🥩

soft bone

gelatine

Traductions

cartilagine

cartílago

Knorpel

cartilagem

kraakbeen

χόνδρος

cartílag

غضروف

kıkırdak

cartilago

ternilla

cartilage

غُضْرُوف

tenerume

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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