How to say "cartilage" in Japanese

• 軟骨なんこつCommon
  nounThe usual word for cartilage as body tissue, such as in joints, the ear, or the nose. This is the word you want in virtually any medical or everyday context.
  椎間ついかん板いたヘルニアは背骨せぼねの間あいだにある椎間板ついかんばんという軟骨なんこつが飛び出とびだすものです。↗

  Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.
• 筋骨きんこつ
  nounA less common word whose gloss includes cartilage, but it generally refers to muscles and bones, i.e. physical build or sinewy strength. It is seldom the word you want for cartilage.

For the body tissue meaning of 'cartilage', use 軟骨; 筋骨 is a much rarer match and does not normally refer to cartilage, so avoid it for this sense.

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• 軟骨なんこつcartilage
• 筋骨きんこつcartilage