Definition of Cartelage
Car"ti*lage (?), n. [L.
cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A
translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
&fist; Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a
homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous
minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the
cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under
Duplication.
Articular cartilage, cartilage that
lines the joints. -- Cartilage bone
(Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of
cartilage. -- Costal cartilage,
cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust.
of Thorax.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) A type of dense connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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