intervertebral cartilage
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Cartilage — Hyaline cartilage showing chondrocytes and organelles, lacunae and matrix Cartilage … Wikipedia
intervertébral — intervertébral, ale (in tèr vèr té bral, bra l ) adj. Terme d anatomie. Tissu intervertébral, tissu fibreux pourvu, au centre, d une substance molle analogue au cartilage, et placé entre les corps des vertèbres (l atlas et l axis exceptés).… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
intervertebral disk — n. a disk of fibrous cartilage between adjacent vertebral surfaces … English World dictionary
Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… … Medical dictionary
intervertebral disc — noun a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) • Syn: ↑intervertebral disk • Hypernyms: ↑disk, ↑disc, ↑saucer • Part Holonyms: ↑spinal column, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cartilage — /kahr tl ij, kahrt lij/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color; gristle. 2. a part or structure composed of cartilage. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < L cartilago gristle] * *… … Universalium
cartilage — n. a dense connective tissue composed of a matrix produced by cells called chondroblasts, which become embedded in the matrix as chondrocytes. It is a semiopaque grey or white substance, consisting chiefly of chondroitin sulphate, that is capable … The new mediacal dictionary
intervertebral disc — the flexible plate of fibrocartilage that connects any two adjacent vertebrae in the backbone. At birth the central part of the disc the nucleus pulposus consists of a gelatinous substance, which becomes replaced by cartilage with age. The… … Medical dictionary
intervertebral disc — the flexible plate of fibrocartilage that connects any two adjacent vertebrae in the backbone. At birth the central part of the disc – the nucleus pulposus – consists of a gelatinous substance, which gradually becomes replaced by cartilage with… … The new mediacal dictionary
Disque Intervertébral — On trouve les disques intervertébraux (latin : discus intervertebralis) dans la colonne vertébrale entre deux vertèbres consécutives. Un disque intervertébral comprend un anneau de cartilage fibreux (latin : annulus fibrosus) ayant en… … Wikipédia en Français
