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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]
     (Anat.)
     A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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}.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cartilage
       n : tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
           [syn: {gristle}]

















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