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.
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