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hyaline cartilage
noun
, Anatomy.
- the typical, translucent form of cartilage, containing little fibrous tissue.
hyaline cartilage
noun
- a common type of cartilage with a translucent matrix containing little fibrous tissue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyaline cartilage1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
In the earliest stage the future bone consists of hyaline cartilage surrounded by a vascular sheath, the perichondrium.
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The commonest kind of cartilage, and that which preforms so many of the bones of the embryo, is hyaline cartilage.
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The cartilage so formed was not like hyaline cartilage, but resembled in a striking manner parenchymatous cartilage.
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When derived from hyaline cartilage—for example, at the ends of the long bones—it is known as a cartilaginous exostosis.
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Their articulating surfaces are covered by hyaline cartilage.
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