Wondering how to use Cartilages in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Cartilages meaning
plural of cartilage
Using Cartilages
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cartilage
- In the example corpus, cartilages often appears in combinations such as: arytenoid cartilages, the cartilages, cartilages of.
Context around Cartilages
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cartilages
- In this selection, "cartilages" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, arytenoid, costal, arytenoids, surrounding, vibrate and control stand out and add context to how "cartilages" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the arytenoid cartilages control the and the arytenoid cartilages that control. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cartilages" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cartilages
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The muscles attached to the arytenoid cartilages control the degree of opening. (12 words)
A third is to constrict the glottis, but separate the arytenoid cartilages that control one end. (16 words)
The eighth-to-tenth pairs of ribs connect to the sternum indirectly via the costal cartilages of the ribs above them. (21 words)
The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages, where the larynx is raised, and the pharynx constricted, so that either the epiglottis or the arytenoid cartilages vibrate instead of the vocal cords. (39 words)
The lower tip of the heart, the apex, lies to the left of the sternum (8 to 9 cm from the midsternal line ) between the junction of the fourth and fifth ribs near their articulation with the costal cartilages. (39 words)
The cartilages surrounding the larynx are apparently a remnant of the original gill arches in fish, and are a common feature, but not all are always present. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
In a few cases the hand or the forearm does not leave visible external marks, even though the cartilages of the larynx are fractured.
A third is to constrict the glottis, but separate the arytenoid cartilages that control one end.
The cartilages surrounding the larynx are apparently a remnant of the original gill arches in fish, and are a common feature, but not all are always present.
The eighth-to-tenth pairs of ribs connect to the sternum indirectly via the costal cartilages of the ribs above them.
The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages, where the larynx is raised, and the pharynx constricted, so that either the epiglottis or the arytenoid cartilages vibrate instead of the vocal cords.
The lower tip of the heart, the apex, lies to the left of the sternum (8 to 9 cm from the midsternal line ) between the junction of the fourth and fifth ribs near their articulation with the costal cartilages.
The muscles attached to the arytenoid cartilages control the degree of opening.
They are attached at the back (side nearest the spinal cord) to the arytenoids cartilages, and at the front (side under the chin) to the thyroid cartilage.
Common combinations with cartilages
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- arytenoid cartilages 3×
- the cartilages 2×
- cartilages of 2×
- costal cartilages 2×