gristle 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Synonyms
- cartilage 1
tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Hypernym
animal tissue 1
noun
the tissue in the bodies of animals
Substance_meronym
collagen 1
noun
a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
body structure given shape by cartilage
Part_meronym
matrix 4
noun
the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
EnglishDerivationally related form
gristly 1
adjective
difficult to chew
Hyponym
meniscus 1
noun
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
fibrocartilage 1
noun
cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton
arytenoid 1
noun
either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
the largest cartilage of the larynx
Substance_holonym
collagen 1
noun
a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
body structure given shape by cartilage
Part_holonym
matrix 4
noun
the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
