hyaline cartilage

noun

: translucent bluish-white cartilage with the cells embedded in an apparently homogeneous matrix present in joints and respiratory passages and forming most of the fetal skeleton

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Recent Examples on the Web In infants, hyaline cartilage, which is less elastic, serves as the stand-in for bone. —

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First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hyaline cartilage was in 1855

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hyaline cartilage

noun

: translucent bluish white cartilage consisting of cells embedded in an apparently homogeneous matrix, present in joints and respiratory passages, and forming most of the fetal skeleton