cartilage

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cartilage corniculate cartilage hyaline cartilage

Main Entry: car·ti·lage
Pronunciation: 'kär-t&-lij, 'kärt-lij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cartilagin-, cartilago
1 : a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
2 : a part or structure composed of cartilage