Gristle

n.

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(Anat.) Cartilage. See Cartilage.

Noun

1.

gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults Synonyms: cartilage

Adam's apple, animal tissue, arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, cartilage, cartilaginous structure, collagen, fibrocartilage, ground substance, hyaline cartilage, intercellular substance, matrix, meniscus, thyroid cartilage