cartilage
Meaning of cartilage
noun
firm, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It is more widespread in the infant skeleton, being replaced by bone during growth.
late Middle English: from French, from Latin cartilago, cartilagin- .
Information about cartilage
- It is a name.
- The plural form of cartilage is: cartilages.
- Languages in which cartilage is used:
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Hyphenation of cartilage
car-ti-lage
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- cartilage is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
cartilage synonyms
Meaning gristle:
Translation of cartilage
- Italian: cartilagine
- German: Knorpel
- Spanish: cartílago
- French: cartilage
- Portuguese: cartilagem
Anagrams of cartilage
Words that rhyme with cartilage
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