animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals

collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

meniscus - a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point

fibrocartilage - cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue

hyaline cartilage - translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton

arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached

thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple - the largest cartilage of the larynx

cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage

ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix - the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded