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CARTILAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cartilage" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Meronyms (parts of "cartilage"):
ground substance; intercellular substance; matrix (the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded)
Meronyms (substance of "cartilage"):
collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cartilage"):
meniscus; semilunar cartilage ((anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint)
fibrocartilage (cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue)
hyaline cartilage (translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton)
arytaenoid; arytenoid; arytenoid cartilage (either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached)
Adam's apple; thyroid cartilage (the largest cartilage of the larynx)
Holonyms ("cartilage" is a substance of...):
cartilaginous structure (body structure given shape by cartilage)
Derivation:
cartilaginous (of or relating to cartilage)
Context examples:
It was about six inches long, and thicker than my thumb, with some indications of dried cartilage at one end of it.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This allele, which encodes bone morphogenetic protein 2, is involved in the induction of bone and cartilage formation.
(BMP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in bone and cartilage formation.
(BMP3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
It is involved in cartilage and bone formation.
(BMP5 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes bone morphogenetic protein 4, plays a role in cartilage and bone formation, mesoderm induction, tooth development, and limb formation.
(BMP4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Having to do with muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, joints, and cartilage.
(Musculoskeletal, NCI Dictionary)
A Musculoskeletal Process consists of a function of cellular, cell, or tissue components of the organ system comprised of muscle, bone, and cartilage.
(Musculoskeletal Process, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign (not cancer) tumor that has both bone and cartilage in it.
(Osteochondroma, NCI Dictionary)
A term referring to disorders characterized by abnormalities in the development of bones and cartilage.
(Osteochondrodysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of chondrocytes, a cartilage cap, and a fibrous perichondrium that extends to the periosteum of the bone.
(Osteochondroma, NCI Thesaurus)
