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ELASTIC CARTILAGE

\ɪlˈastɪk kˈɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒ], \ɪlˈastɪk kˈɑːtɪlɪd‍ʒ], \ɪ_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k k_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of ELASTIC CARTILAGE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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C. in which the matrix is mostly composed of a feltlike mass of elastic fibers. The chondrin yielding hyaline substance immediately surrounds the cells and is comparatively small in amount

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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