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UK
/kˈɑːtɪlɪdʒ/
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[ US /ˈkɑɹtəɫədʒ, ˈkɑɹtəɫɪdʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑɹtəɫədʒ, ˈkɑɹtəɫɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
How To Use cartilage In A Sentence
- Starting from the cardiac orifice at the incisura cardiaca, it forms an arch backward, upward, and to the left; the highest point of the convexity is on a level with the sixth left costal cartilage. XI. Splanchnology. 1F. The Stomach
- The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
- The head of the humerus is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity, by means of a small ligament, and it consists of a rounded epiphysis composed of spongy cartilage, the humerus itself is bent outward and forward, and it is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity by its side, and not in a straight line. Instruments Of Reduction
- WEIL: I would recommend -- you know, one thing you might experiment with is glucosamine, which is a supplement widely available that may help rebuild cartilage in your knee. CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2004
- I have a skate wing in a pond of hot, acidulated brown butter with capers, and the flesh also pulls away from the cartilage with no effort whatsoever. Restaurant review: Butley Orford Oysterage
- The results of this study in rabbits showed no sign of cartilage and bone formation.
- Methods Ear auricle was reconstructed with auto rib cartilage bracket and expanded mastoid region skin.
- It may be long, terminating below the level of the thyroid cartilage, or short, terminating at the level of the hyoid bone.
- When at all diseased the glenoidal surface of the navicular bone should be curetted, even to the extent of the removal of the whole of the cartilage. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
- They commence anteriorly at the sternum, in the interspaces between the cartilages of the true ribs, and at the anterior extremities of the cartilages of the false ribs, and extend backward as far as the angles of the ribs, whence they are continued to the vertebral column by thin aponeuroses, the posterior intercostal membranes. IV. Myology. 6c. The Muscles of the Thorax