Synonyms for cartilage

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kahr-tl-ij, kahrt-lij

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ

Définition of cartilage

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French cartilage (16c.) and directly from Latin cartilaginem (nominative cartilago) "cartilage, gristle," possibly related to Latin crates "wickerwork."

As in bone : noun piece of animate skeleton

Example sentences :

The supraoccipital is formed in cartilage above the exoccipitals.
Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

The nostrils open at the sides, and are separated by a wide piece of cartilage.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

Gelatine is obtained from the bones, cartilage, and skin of animals.
Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management » by Ministry of Education

It was a bone, as large as a finger, passed through the cartilage.
Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne

Their teeth appeared to have been filed, and the cartilage of the nose pierced.
Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne

It has gill-openings for breathing, and a cord of cartilage down its back.
Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science » by Various

In the Monkeys and anthropoid Apes this cartilage is circular.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 » by Various

"Let us see if he has as much courage as he has cartilage," said Mustapha.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Janizaries » by James M. Ludlow

In some instances the cartilage is “telescoped” into the crushed end of the bone.
Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess

(c) Shortening of the length of the rows of cartilage cells.
Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess

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