different between cartilage vs osteochondroma
cartilage
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French cartilage, from Latin cartil?g?. Partially displaced native gristle, from Old English gristel.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??.t?l.?d??/, /?k??t.l?d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k??.t?l.?d??/, /?k??t.l?d??/
Noun
cartilage (countable and uncountable, plural cartilages)
- (anatomy, uncountable) 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.
- Synonym: gristle
- (anatomy, countable) A particular structure made of cartilage.
Derived terms
- cartilaginoid
- cartilaginous
- cartilogenesis
Translations
References
- “cartilage”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “cartilage”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cartil?g?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?.ti.la?/
Noun
cartilage m (uncountable)
- (anatomy) cartilage
Further reading
- “cartilage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- glacerait
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation 1377-1377, borrowed from Latin cartil?g?.
Noun
cartilage m (oblique plural cartilages, nominative singular cartilages, nominative plural cartilage)
- (anatomy) cartilage
cartilage From the web:
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osteochondroma
English
Etymology
osteo- +? chondroma
Noun
osteochondroma (plural osteochondromas or osteochondromata)
- (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage
Related terms
- osteochondromatous
Translations
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