As nouns the difference between cartilage and chondrosarcoma
is that cartilage is (anatomy) a type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks while chondrosarcoma is a type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
cartilage
Noun
(-)
(anatomy) A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.
Synonyms
* gristle
Derived terms
* cartilaginoid
* cartilaginous
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