cartilage /car·ti·lage/ (kahr´tĭ-lij) a specialized, fibrous connective tissue present in adults, and forming the temporary skeleton in the embryo, providing a model in which the bones develop, and constituting a part of the organism's growth mechanism; the three most important types are hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage. Also, a general term for a mass of such tissue in a particular site in the body. 
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Nasal cartilages. (A), Lateral view; (B), median section.
alar cartilages the cartilages of the wings of the nose.
aortic cartilage the second costal cartilage on the right side.
arthrodial cartilage , articular cartilage that lining the articular surface of synovial joints.
arytenoid cartilage one of the two pyramid-shaped cartilages of the larynx.
connecting cartilage that connecting the surfaces of an immovable joint.
corniculate cartilage a nodule of cartilage at the apex of each arytenoid cartilage.
costal cartilage a bar of hyaline cartilage that attaches a rib to the sternum in the case of true ribs, or to the rib immediately above in the case of the upper false ribs.
cricoid cartilage a ringlike cartilage forming the lower and back part of the larynx.
cuneiform cartilage either of a pair of cartilages, one on either side in the aryepiglottic fold.
dentinal cartilage the substance remaining after the lime salts of dentin have been dissolved in an acid.
diarthrodial cartilage articular c.
elastic cartilage cartilage whose matrix contains yellow elastic fibers.
ensiform cartilage xiphoid process.
floating cartilage a detached portion of semilunar cartilage in the knee joint.
hyaline cartilage a flexible semitransparent substance with an opalescent tint, composed of a basophilic, fibril-containing substance with cavities in which the chondrocytes occur.
interosseous cartilage connecting c.
Jacobson's cartilage vomeronasal c.
permanent cartilage cartilage which does not normally become ossified.
precursory cartilage temporary c.
Santorini's cartilage corniculate c.
semilunar cartilage either of the two interarticular cartilages of the knee joint.
sesamoid cartilages small cartilages found in the thyrohyoid ligament (sesamoid c. of larynx), on either side of the nose (sesamoid c. of nose), and occasionally in the vocal ligaments (sesamoid c. of vocal ligament) .
slipping rib cartilage a loosened or deformed cartilage whose slipping over an adjacent rib cartilage may produce discomfort or pain.
temporary cartilage cartilage that is being replaced by bone or that is destined to be replaced by bone.
thyroid cartilage the shield-shaped cartilage of the larynx.
tracheal cartilages see under ring.
triticeous cartilage a small cartilage in the thyrohyoid ligament.
vomeronasal cartilage either of the two strips of cartilage of the nasal septum supporting the vomeronasal organ.
Weitbrecht's cartilage a pad of fibrocartilage sometimes present within the articular cavity of the acromioclavicular joint.
Wrisberg's cartilage cuneiform c.
xiphoid cartilage see under process.
Y cartilage Y-shaped cartilage within the acetabulum, joining the ilium, ischium, and pubes.
yellow cartilage elastic c.
| arthrodial cartilage n. See articular cartilage. |
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