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English *noun*: cartilage
1.	cartilage (body) tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
		Synonyms	gristle
		Broader (hypernym)	animal tissue
		Narrower (hyponym)	Adam's apple, arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, fibrocartilage, hyaline cartilage, meniscus, semilunar cartilage, thyroid cartilage
		Part holonym	ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix
		Substance holonym	collagen
		Substance meronym	cartilaginous structure

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