hyaline cartilage

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the typical, translucent form of cartilage, containing little fibrous tissue.

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hyaline cartilage British  

noun

1. a common type of cartilage with a translucent matrix containing little fibrous tissue

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Etymology

Origin of hyaline cartilage

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

A third population, which did not produce 15-PGDH and instead expressed genes tied to hyaline cartilage formation and maintenance of the extracellular matrix, rose from 22% to 42%.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

Additional tests confirmed that the regenerated tissue was hyaline cartilage rather than the less functional fibrocartilage.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

In a synchondrosis, the bones are joined by hyaline cartilage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In long bones, chondrocytes form a template of the hyaline cartilage diaphysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The entosternites are cartilaginous in texture, but they have neither the chemical character nor the microscopic structure of the hyaline cartilage of Vertebrates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various