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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]
(Anat.)
A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
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Note: 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}.
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{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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