Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 12 compound words that contain cartilage. The most common are listed below. Open cartilage in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- thyroid cartilageThe largest cartilage in the larynx; the Adam’s apple
- costal cartilageOne of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
- cricoid cartilageA ring of hyaline cartilage which articulates with the lower cornua of the thyroid cartilage and with which the arytenoid cartilages articulate; it forms the inferior wall of the larynx.
- articular cartilageA 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.
- hyaline cartilagea translucent bluish-white type of cartilage
- cartilage-hair hypoplasiaA rare genetic disorder whose symptoms include very thin light hair and short-limbed dwarfism due to skeletal dysplasia.
- greater alar cartilageA flexible plate-like cartilage that support the tip of the nose
- arytenoid cartilageEither of a pair of small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice).
- Santorini's cartilageThe corniculate cartilage of the larynx.
- Wrisberg's cartilageThe cuneiform cartilage.
Compound words 12
- cartilaginousComprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
- biocartilageSynthetic cartilage made from biological material
- neocartilagenewly-formed cartilage
- cartilogenesisThe biogenesis of cartilage tissue.
- mucocartilageA form of cartilage present in larval lampreys
- pericartilageSynonym of perichondrium: a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone
- cartilagelikeResembling cartilage.
- cartilageinsplural of cartilagein: A protein found in cartilage
- cartilagenousAlternative spelling of cartilaginous: Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
- cartilageousAlternative form of cartilaginous: Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.