articular cartilage (English, noun)
expansion: articular cartilage (countable and uncountable, plural articular cartilages)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: articular cartilages
tags: plural