hyaline cartilage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hyaline cartilage
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
The development of bone from fibrous membranes is called intramembranous ossification; development from hyaline cartilage is called endochondral ossification.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
A cartilage with few collagen and elastic fibers is hyaline cartilage, illustrated in Figure 24.14.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Such a section is shown by Figure 3b; through the translucent hyaline cartilage the utriculus and horizontal canal can be darkly seen.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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