CARTILAGES OF THE RIBS
\kˈɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒɪz ɒvðə ɹˈɪbz], \kˈɑːtɪlɪdʒɪz ɒvðə ɹˈɪbz], \k_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_z ɒ_v_ð_ə ɹ_ˈɪ_b_z]\
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Are, in some respects, only prolongations of the ribs. Those of the nose, of the meatus auditorius, and Eustachian tube, present a similar arrangement. Other cartilages resemble a union of fibrous and cartilaginous textures; hence their name Fibro-cartilages.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.