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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of tulang (“bone”) + rawan (“fragile; young, smooth”). Compare to Chinese 軟骨／软骨 (ruǎngǔ, “cartilage”, literally “soft; weak + bone”) and Dutch kraakbeen (literally “crack bone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tulang rawan (uncountable)
- (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: kartilago, tulang muda
- (anatomy, rare) sternum, breastbone
- Synonym: tulang dada
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