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Cartilage vs Suspensorium - What's the difference?

cartilage | suspensorium |

As nouns the difference between cartilage and suspensorium

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 suspensorium is jockstrap.

cartilage

English

(wikipedia 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 ----

    suspensorium

    English

    Noun

    (suspensoria)
  • (anatomy) Anything that suspends or holds up a part, especially the mandibular suspensorium , a series of bones or cartilages connecting the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.
    • (Webster 1913) ----