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 | ||