hyaline cartilage

Definitions of hyaline cartilage
  1. noun
    translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton
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    type of:
    cartilage, gristle
    tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
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