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Definition: Articular cartilage
Cartilage
\Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]
(Anat.)
A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
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Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a
homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are
numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing
protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust
under
Duplication.
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Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints.
Cartilage bone (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification
of cartilage.
Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum.
See Illust. of
Thorax.
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