Bonelike Substance Found in the Ear and Nose

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Time for a check-up, Group 1714, Puzzle 5 (Water Cooler).

Question is: Bonelike Substance Found in the Ear and Nose

and the answer is: CARTILAGE

Word Meaning:

CARTILAGE — (anatomy, uncountable) 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.

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