"Elastic Cartilage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in addition to the normal components of HYALINE CARTILAGE matrix. Elastic cartilage is found in the EXTERNAL EAR; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; and LARYNX.
Descriptor ID |
D051472
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MeSH Number(s) |
A02.165.257 A10.165.382.300
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Concept/Terms |
Elastic Cartilage- Elastic Cartilage
- Cartilage, Elastic
- Cartilages, Elastic
- Elastic Cartilages
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