Cartilage
/kˈɑrtələdʒ/
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Definition
(noun) 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.
Sentence Examples
The cartilage has slipped out here.
Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The end of your nose is made of a flexible material called ____ city.