In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between cartilage and tarsale
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 tarsale is (anatomy) one of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus, especially one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
As nouns the difference between cartilage and tarsale
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 tarsale is (anatomy) one of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus, especially one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
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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tarsale
English
Noun
(
tarsalia)
(anatomy) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus, especially one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
(
Webster 1913)
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