Term Name: cartilage element
Synonyms: cartilage, cartilage organ, cartilaginous element, chondrogenic element
Definition: Skeletal element that is composed of cartilage tissue and may be permanent or transient.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0007844]

Relationships
develops from: cartilaginous condensation
develops into: endochondral bone
has parts: perichondrium surface of cartilage
is a type of: skeletal element
has subtype: acetabular labrum anal fin basal cartilage anterior dorsal fin basal cartilage (elasmobranchs) basipterygium cartilage bursal cartilage calcar cartilage element of chondrocranium cartilage of bronchus cartilage of external ear cartilage of main bronchus cartilage of nasal septum cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube cartilage of respiratory system cartilaginous vertebral centrum cartilago lateralis of aryngo-tracheal chamber costal cartilage cranial cartilage disk of temporomandibular joint dorsal fin basal cartilage (elasmobranchs) epicoracoid future piston glenoid labrum of scapula iliac cartilage element intervertebral cartilage ischial cartilage ischial cartilage element laryngeal cartilage lateral ethmoid cartilage limb cartilage element lower respiratory tract cartilage mesocoracoid cartilage nasal cartilage neck cartilage nictitating membrane lamina Nobelian rod otic opercular element pelvic cartilage pelvic intercleithral cartilage pelvic radial cartilage permanent cartilage pharyngeal arch cartilage piston cartilage postcranial axial cartilage posterior dorsal fin basal cartilage (elasmobranchs) postminimus prepubic element procoracoid cartilage pubic cartilage element puboischiadic bar radial cartilage rib cartilage element scapula cartilage element sesamoid cartilage suprascapula trachea cartilage transient cartilaginous element ventral marginal cartilage vertebra cartilage element Y-shaped fibrocartilage skeleton of ventral pouch ypsiloid cartilage