Associations to the word «Cartilage»

Wiktionary

CARTILAGE, noun. (anatomy) A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.

Dictionary definition

CARTILAGE, noun. Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke