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| Adam's apple |
the projection at the front of the human throat formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx, visible esp. in men. |
| arytenoid |
an arytenoid cartilage, muscle, or gland. [1/3 definitions] |
| cartilaginous |
of, pertaining to, or like cartilage. [2 definitions] |
| chondrosarcoma |
a sarcoma derived from cartilage cells. |
| collagen |
a fibrous protein in bone, cartilage, and other connective tissue. |
| connective tissue |
tissue in the body, such as fat, cartilage, or bone, that holds together and supports organs and other tissues. |
| cricoid |
of, pertaining to, or involving a ring-shaped cartilage surrounding the trachea and forming the back part of the larynx. [2 definitions] |
| disc2 |
any natural structure of similar shape in a plant or animal, such as the center of the head of a daisy or the plates of cartilage between the spinal vertebrae. [1/4 definitions] |
| epiglottis |
a thin, flexible plate of cartilage at the root of the tongue that, by closing over the glottis, prevents food from entering the windpipe during swallowing. |
| epiphysis |
the end of a long bone that is separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage in children but is fused to the main bone in adults. |
| gristle |
cartilage, esp. in meat used for food. |
| hyaline |
a transparent or hornlike substance sometimes found in cysts or in cartilage. [1/4 definitions] |
| labrum |
a ring of cartilage around the edge of a bone at a joint. [1/2 definitions] |
| lytta |
a wormlike band of cartilage on the underside of the tongue of dogs and certain other carnivorous mammals. |
| membrane bone |
a bone that is formed in membranous tissue, rather than in cartilage. |
| meniscus |
a disk of cartilage cushioning the ends of two bones that connect in a joint, esp. in the knee. [1/3 definitions] |
| pelvic girdle |
in a vertebrate, the skeletal structure of bone, cartilage, or both to which the hind legs, fins, or the like are attached; pelvic arch. |
| sacroiliac |
of, pertaining to, or affecting the sacrum, the ilium, and the cartilage and ligaments between them. [1/2 definitions] |
| shark1 |
any of numerous large, voracious, tough-skinned sea fishes with skeletons of cartilage rather than bone. |
| skate2 |
any of several fish related to rays, found along the western U.S. coast and having a skeleton of cartilage, a flat body, side fins extending out like wings, and usu. a pointed snout. |
| skeleton |
the inner framework of bones and cartilage in vertebrate animals, which supports and protects the softer body parts, or the hard external shell of invertebrates and some vertebrates. [1/4 definitions] |
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