cartilage

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/|/ˈkɑːt.lɪd͡ʒ/    美 /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/|/ˈkɑɹt.lɪd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. uncountable
  2. A particular structure made of cartilage. countable

词形变化

cartilages plural

词汇关系

衍生词
articular cartilage arytenoid cartilage biocartilage cartilage-hair hypoplasia cartilagelike cartilaginoid cartilaginous cartilogenesis costal cartilage cricoid cartilage fibrocartilage greater alar cartilage hyaline cartilage mucocartilage neocartilage pericartilage thyroid cartilage

词源

Borrowed from French cartilage, from Latin cartilāgō. Partially displaced native gristle, from Old English gristel.
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