Tissue
hyaline cartilage
hy·a·line car·ti·lage
Subclass of:
Cartilage
Definitions related to hyaline cartilage:
  • A type of CARTILAGE characterized by a homogenous amorphous matrix containing predominately TYPE II COLLAGEN and ground substance. Hyaline cartilage is found in ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COSTAL CARTILAGE; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; and the NASAL SEPTUM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Cartilage (tissue) which consists of chondrocytes and collagen, the intercellular matrix of which is an amorphous gel with a perichondrium.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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