(histology) A type of cartilage containing elastic fibers in the matrix.
elastic cartilage
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Cartilage with an amorphous, unstructured matrix containing elastic fibres in addition to chondrocytes. Elastic cartilage supports the pinna (outer ear), maintaining its structure, while allowing it to be flexible.
Elastic cartilage
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A yellowish flexible cartilage in which the matrix is infiltrated by a network of elastic fibers; it occurs primarily in the external ear, eustachian tube, and some cartilages of the larynx and epiglottis. Also called yellow cartilage.
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