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Costal cartilage | Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] {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}. [1913 Webster] |
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