cartilage
Plural: cartilages
Noun
- tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
- A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular 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 composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
- A particular structure made of cartilage.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French cartilage, from Latin cartilāgō. Partially displaced native gristle, from Old English gristel.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
cartilage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcartilage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cartilage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
cartilage: valid Words With Friends Word