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Cartilage

Medical Definition:	A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix of type II COLLAGEN and CHONDROITIN SULFATE. It is divided into three types: hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, and yellow or elastic white fibrocartilage.
Guide Notes:	inflammation (chondritis) is likely to be OSTEOCHONDRITIS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR is also available
Also Called:	Fibrocartilage

Cartilage Categories.

	Cartilage, Articular
	Ear Cartilages - Cartilages of the auricle (pinna) and the external acoustic meatus.
	Intervertebral Disk
	Laryngeal Cartilages - The nine cartilages of the larynx, including the cricoid, thyroid and epiglottic, and two each of arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform.
	Menisci, Tibial - The interarticular fibrocartilages of the superior surface of the tibia.
	Nasal Septum - The partition separating the two nasal cavities in the midplane, composed of cartilaginous, membranous and bony parts.

Cartilage Medical Definitions and Terms

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