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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In infants, hyaline cartilage, which is less elastic, serves as the stand-in for bone.
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