Sust. MASC. Cartilage: connective tissue translucent, flexible, elastic, below the bone consistency, which contributes to the formation of the skeleton. In embryos and very young specimens of vertebrates is the greater part of the skeleton. In higher organisms, the vast majority becomes bone. Primitive beings, like the ELASMOBRANCHS ( stingrays, sharks, sawfish ) and the esturiónidos ( sturgeons, marones, sollos ) the condro ( 41 cartilage; It is for life. Derives from the Greek expression 'chóndros kréatos': tough meat. Synonym: ternilla.
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