cartilage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
    gristle.

WordNet

Car"ti*lage noun
Etymology
L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913