kartilago
Ido edit
Etymology edit
From Esperanto kartilago, from English cartilage, French cartilage, Spanish cartílago, Portuguese cartílagem, from Latin cartilāgo.
Noun edit
kartilago (plural kartilagi)
Derived terms edit
- kartilageskar (“to form cartilage, gristle”)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin cartilāgō (“cartilage”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kartilago (first-person possessive kartilagoku, second-person possessive kartilagomu, third-person possessive kartilagonya)
- (anatomy) cartilage: A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
- Synonyms: tulang muda, tulang rawan
Further reading edit
- “kartilago” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.