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A translucent, elastic tissue inside the hinge that supplements the external ligament in binding the two valves of a bivalve together, attached to the resilifers and perhaps reinforced by a calcareous coating, the lithodesma.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints outter ear and larynx
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-c.htm
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(KAR-tih-lij) A type of connective tissue that contains cells (chondrocytes) surrounded by a tough but flexible matrix. The cartilage matrix is made of several types of the protein collagen and several types of proteoglycans, which are combinations of protein and long sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans. Chondroitin sulfate is the major glycosaminoglycan in cartilage.
Ãâó: www.seniormag.com/conditions/cancer/cancerglossary...
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Gristle; a semi-elastic tissue (proteine & mucopolysaccharides), often later becoming ossified.
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~jdecher/GoT.html
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tough, flexible tissue (like the tissue at the tip of your nose) which forms the skeleton of sharks, skates and rays.
Ãâó: www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/c.html
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