hyaline cartilage
the typical, translucent form of cartilage, containing little fibrous tissue.
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In the earliest stage the future bone consists of hyaline cartilage surrounded by a vascular sheath, the perichondrium.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe commonest kind of cartilage, and that which preforms so many of the bones of the embryo, is hyaline cartilage.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe cartilage so formed was not like hyaline cartilage, but resembled in a striking manner parenchymatous cartilage.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellWhen derived from hyaline cartilage—for example, at the ends of the long bones—it is known as a cartilaginous exostosis.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesTheir articulating surfaces are covered by hyaline cartilage.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for hyaline cartilage
a common type of cartilage with a translucent matrix containing little fibrous tissue
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