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cartilage bone

American  

noun

  1. a bone that develops from cartilage.


cartilage bone British  

noun

  1. any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane Compare membrane bone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This produces pain, swelling and stiffness and, over time, can damage cartilage, bone and surrounding tissues.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

But the placenta is a richer source of stem cells, which give rise to a wider variety of tissues—from the liver, pancreas, and heart to cartilage, bone, blood vessels, blood, and muscle.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 31, 2024

The FDA regulates blood, cartilage, bone, skin and egg cells as human tissues or under similar customized statutes.

From Nature ● Feb. 19, 2014

Unlike cartilage, bone tissue can recover from injuries in a relatively short time.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The solid teratomata, with all varieties of connective tissue, as fibrous tissue, fat tissue, cartilage, bone, neuroglia, in addition to nerves, muscle, and vessels.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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