Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartilage

/ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
car-ti-lage
IPA
/ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

A particular structure made of cartilage.

Countable

Etymology

Borrowed from French cartilage, from Latin cartilāgō. Partially displaced native gristle, from Old English gristel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cartilage, cartilāgō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/
  • British English: /ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cartilages (plural)

Derived Forms

biocartilage cartilagelike cartilaginoid cartilaginous cartilogenesis fibrocartilage mucocartilage neocartilage pericartilage

Phrases

articular cartilage arytenoid cartilage cartilage-hair hypoplasia costal cartilage cricoid cartilage greater alar cartilage hyaline cartilage Santorini's cartilage

Synonyms

gristle

Questions

How do you pronounce cartilage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does cartilage mean?
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.
Where does cartilage come from?
It is traced to French.

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