gristle

• n. 軟骨; 軟骨構造

語源は不明だが、おそらくgrist, grindから。-le、繰り返す。軟骨は体の他の骨に比べて、耐摩耗性が高く、弾力性のあるゼラチン状の組織であるため。

gristle (n.)

Old English gristle "cartilage," related to grost "gristle," from a common West Germanic word (cognates: Old Frisian and Middle Low German gristel, Old High German crostila, Middle High German gruschel) of obscure origin.

1. a lump of gristle

軟骨1枚

2.Babies have gristle in some parts of the skull.

赤ちゃんの脳の殻の一部は軟骨です。

3.I can 't eat this meat it 's all gristle ，ie full of gristle .

この肉は食べられません--軟骨ばかりです。

4.Because in the day,their vertebral gristle can be easily tread down.

日中は脊椎の軟骨組織が圧迫されやすいため.