(anatomy) 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.

(anatomy) A ring of hyaline cartilage which articulates with the lower cornua of the thyroid cartilage and with which the arytenoid cartilages articulate; it forms the inferior wall of the larynx.

a translucent bluish-white type of cartilage

(anatomy) Either of a pair of small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice).

(anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.

plural of greater alar cartilage

(anatomy) A flexible plate-like cartilage that support the tip of the nose

A rare genetic disorder whose symptoms include very thin light hair and short-limbed dwarfism due to skeletal dysplasia.