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English noun: cartilage

1. cartilage (body) tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults


Synonymsgristle


Broader (hypernym)animal tissue


Narrower (hyponym)Adam's apple, arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, fibrocartilage, hyaline cartilage, meniscus, semilunar cartilage, thyroid cartilage


Part holonymground substance, intercellular substance, matrix


Substance holonymcollagen


Substance meronymcartilaginous structure









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