English-Thai Dictionary

cartilage

N กระดูกอ่อน  kra-duk-on

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CARTILAGE

n.Gristle; a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone, of a pearly color and homogeneous texture, without cells or cavities. It is invested with a particular membrane called perichondrium, which in the articular cartilages, is a reflexion of the synovial membrane.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CARTILAGE

Car "ti *lage, n. Etym: [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.

 

Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under Duplication. Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints. -- Cartilage bone (Anat. ), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage. -- Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cartilage

car ti lage |ˈkärtl -ij ˈkɑːrtɪlɪ | ▶noun firm, whitish, flexible 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 is more widespread in the infant skeleton, being replaced by bone during growth. • a particular structure made of this tissue. DERIVATIVES car ti lag i noid |ˌkärtlˈajəˌnoid |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, from Latin cartilago, cartilagin-.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cartilage

cartilage |ˈkɑːt (ɪ )lɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] firm, flexible 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 is more widespread in the infant skeleton, being replaced by bone during growth. • [ count noun ] a particular structure made of cartilage. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, from Latin cartilago, cartilagin-.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cartilage

cartilage noun WORD LINKS cartilage chondro- related prefix, as in chondrocyte Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

French Dictionary

cartilage

cartilage n. m. nom masculin Tissu conjonctif aux extrémités des os, du pavillon de l ’oreille et des ailes du nez. Note Orthographique carti l age.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cartilage

car ti lage /kɑ́ː r t (ə )lɪdʒ /名詞 U C 〘解剖 〙軟骨 (組織 ).