Meaning of Cartilage | Babel Free
ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒDefinitions
- A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular 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 composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
- A particular structure made of cartilage.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
qığırdaq
Български
хрущял
Català
cartílag
Čeština
chrupavka
Dansk
brusk
Deutsch
Knorpel
Ελληνικά
χόνδρος
Français
cartilage
Galego
cartilaxe
עברית
סחוס
Magyar
porc
Íslenska
brjósk
Italiano
cartilagine
日本語
軟骨
ქართული
ხრტილი
Қазақша
шеміршек
ខ្មែរ
ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី
한국어
연골
Latina
cartilago
Latviešu
skrimslis
Македонски
’рскавица
Монгол
мөгөөрс
Nederlands
kraakbeen
Português
cartilagem
Română
cartilaj
Русский
хрящ
Slovenčina
chrupka
Svenska
brosk
Kiswahili
gegedu
ไทย
กระดูกอ่อน
Türkçe
kıkırdak
Українська
хрящ
اردو
کری
Tiếng Việt
sụn
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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