plural of hyaline 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).

plural of costal cartilage

(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 arytenoid cartilage

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

plural of greater alar cartilage

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

Resembling cartilage.

Alternative spelling of cartilaginous