Defenition of the word cartilage

• Defenition of the word cartilage

  • A type of dense connective tissue.
  • tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

Synonyms for the word cartilage

• • gristle

Meronymys for the word cartilage

• • collagen
  • ground substance
  • intercellular substance
  • matrix

Hyponyms for the word cartilage

• • Adam's apple
  • arytaenoid
  • arytenoid
  • arytenoid cartilage
  • fibrocartilage
  • hyaline cartilage
  • meniscus
  • semilunar cartilage
  • thyroid cartilage

Hypernyms for the word cartilage

• • animal tissue

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