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articular cartilage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
ar-tic-u-lar -car-ti-lage
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

articular cartilages (plural)

Questions

What does articular cartilage mean?
A 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.

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