HYALINE CARTILAGE


Meaning of HYALINE CARTILAGE in English

noun

Etymology: hyaline (I)

: translucent bluish white cartilage that has the cartilage cells embedded in an apparently homogeneous matrix, is the commonest type of cartilage present in joints and in respiratory passages, and forms most of the fetal skeleton

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