'Articular cartilage' definitions:

Definition of 'Articular cartilage'

From: GCIDE
  • Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]