1) Acts as a cushion at a joint 2) Animal tissue 3) Flexible connective tissue 4) French word used in English 5) Gristle 6) Joint tissue 7) Kind of bone 8) Tough elastic tissue
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1) Arytaenoid 2) Arytenoid 3) Fibrocartilage 4) Fibrocartilaginous 5) Gristle 6) Meniscus
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• (n.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
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A tough, flexible tissue that lines joints and gives structure to the nose, ears, larynx, and other parts of the body.
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A smooth, rubbery tissue that cushions the bones at the joint, and allows the joint to move easily without pain
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A microscopic section of hyaline cartilage. The cartilage cells (chondrocytes) exist in little cavities (lacunae) in the smooth, glassy cartilaginous matrix. Photo: NIH/National Cancer Institute A dense type of connective tissue in which the functional component is the rubbery intercellular mat...
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<pathology> Connective tissue dominated by extracellular matrix containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulphate. ... Cartilage is more flexible and compressible than bone and often serves as an early skeletal framework, becoming mineralised as the animal ages. Cartilage is produced by chondrocy...
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(kahr´tĭ-lәj) a specialized, fibrous connective tissue present in adults, and forming most of the temporary skeleton in the embryo, providing a model in which most of the bones develop, and constituting an important part of the organism's growth mechanism; the three most important types are hyaline cart...
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A tough, white elastic tissue that covers the contact points of the bones that make up joints in the body, providing a cushion between the contact points and allowing smooth and painless movement of the joint.
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a connective tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint.
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Car'ti·lage noun [ Latin
cartilago ; confer French
cartilage .]
(Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. »
Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing p...
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A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.
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(kar;tu1-lij) A type of connective tissue with a solid elastic matrix.
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A firm, slightly elastic connective tissue that constitutes the major portion of the fetal skeleton and is present in specialized areas of the adult body. Cartilage does not have any nerves or blood supply of its own.
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A complex tissue which has various different types. Perhaps most importantly it forms the smooth lining of most joints, allowing low friction motion. It is assisted in this by synnovial fluid, a thick biological lubricant present in most joints. As a result little wearing out occurs in normal joints
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A tissue with living cells embedded in a nonmineralized matrix; cartilage is found in the flexible joints and is capable of growth or resorption as well as transformation into bone.
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a stiff tissue found in vertebrates
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a translucent, elastic, connective tissue found in humans and vertebrate animals that provides support to the skeleton at specific sites throughout the body. It provides support, flexibility, and elasticity to the ends of bone tissue and to the nose, ears, breastbone, trachea, larynx, joints, and other parts of the body. Some animal skeletons, such...
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a flexible tissue of the body such as the nose or ear is made of
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a strong fibrous material connecting joints
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a connective tissue (softer than bone) that is part of the skeletal system, including the joints
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gristle noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
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A cellular tissue that, in the adult, is specific to joints, but in children forms a template for bone formation and growth. Hyaline cartilage is a low-friction cellular tissue that coats joint surfaces. Fibrocartilage is tough and has high collagen content, such as found in the meniscus of the knee, or the anulus fibrosus portion of the disks betw...
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a tough, elastic tissue that lines the joints in the body to cushion against shock
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a connective tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint.
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