cartilage

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n. 软骨 [医] 软骨

发音

UK /ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/
UK /ˈkɑːt.lɪd͡ʒ/
US /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/
US /ˈkɑɹt.lɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

cartilages 复数 cartilages

别名

cartilege

教材释义与例句

名词

软骨

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    软骨

    不可数 医学 可数
  2. 2.

    A particular structure made of cartilage.

    可数 医学 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

gristle

下位词 8

Adam's apple arytaenoid arytenoid arytenoid cartilage fibrocartilage hyaline cartilage meniscus thyroid cartilage

部分词 3

matrix collagen ground substance

相关短语

thyroid cartilage n. 甲状软骨 greater alar cartilage articular cartilage cricoid cartilage hyaline cartilage [医] 透明软骨 arytenoid cartilage 杓状软骨 costal cartilage 肋软骨

词源

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

来源：wiktionary