Gris'tle, n.

(gris'l), n. [A-S. gristl, M. H. Ger. krus-tel, krostel, O. H. Ger. krustila, krōstela, krōspel, krōsel, Fries. grüssel, grōssel.] (Anat.) A smooth, solid, elastic substance in animal bodies, chiefly in those parts where a small, easy motion is required, as in the nose, ears, larynx, trachea, and sternum, and covering the ends of all bones which are united by movable articulations; cartilage.