名詞 cartilage:

1. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
   同義詞：gristle

1. Cartilage, especially when present in meat.
   軟骨，肉中軟骨軟骨，尤指在肉中出現(xiàn)的
2. Having the texture of cartilage; firm and tough, yet flexible.
   軟骨性的有軟骨組織結(jié)構(gòu)的; 堅(jiān)固、堅(jiān)韌而又有彈性的
3. An artery, a vein, a nerve, or another part associated with the thyroid gland or thyroid cartilage.
   甲狀物與甲狀腺或甲狀軟骨相聯(lián)系的動(dòng)脈、靜脈、神經(jīng)或其它部分

car.ti.lage

n.（名詞）
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.
軟骨組織：一種見于身體的各個(gè)部位，如關(guān)節(jié)、外耳和喉部的堅(jiān)韌、有彈性、纖維狀的連結(jié)性組織。是胎兒和幼年脊椎動(dòng)物骨胳的主要組成部分，后來(lái)大都轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)楣穷^

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin cartil3gô cartil3gin-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) cartil3gô cartil3gin-