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cartilageMain Entry: car·ti·lage Pronunciation: \ˈkär-tə-lij, ˈkärt-lij\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cartilagin-, cartilago Date: 15th century 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
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