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English Dictionary: cartilage bone by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartilage bone
n
  1. any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]
      (Anat.)
      A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
  
      Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a
               homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are
               numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing
               protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust
               under {Duplication}.
  
      {Articular cartilage}, cartilage that lines the joints.
  
      {Cartilage bone} (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification
            of cartilage.
  
      {Costal cartilage}, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum.
            See Illust. of {Thorax}.
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