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CARTILAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2003-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Caza y pesca deportiva
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Record 2 2003-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

... a comparatively soft and translucent material, containing rounded cells and capable of growth expansion. ... In addition to the notochord, all vertebrates have a skeletal system composed of cartilage or bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Le cartilage résulte d'une transformation du tissu conjonctif et prend naissance entre les cellules constituantes de ce tissu. [...] [Il] se trouve presque uniquement dans les parties profondes de l'organisme [et] forme essentiellement le squelette des vertébrés inférieurs [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

Tejido esquelético flexible de los vertebrados.

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Record 3 2003-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The gristle of white elastic substance attached to articular bone surfaces and forming certain parts of the skeleton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Variété de tissu conjonctif blanc, élastique, non vascularisé, recouvrant les surfaces osseuses des articulations et constituant la charpente de certains organes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Tejido conectivo duro y flexible del esqueleto humano.

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