Tissue
elastic cartilage
e·las·tic car·ti·lage
Subclass of:
Cartilage
Definitions related to elastic cartilage:
  • A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in addition to the normal components of HYALINE CARTILAGE matrix. Elastic cartilage is found in the EXTERNAL EAR; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; and LARYNX.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Cartilage (tissue) which consists of chondrocytes and collagen, the intercellular matrix of which consists of elastic fibers.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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