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Having a flexible or horny or chitinous texture, as contrasted with calcareous (shelly).
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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| cartilaginous |
firm and tough but somewhat flexible; with a tough texture rather like cartilage
Ãâó: gmbis.marinebiodiversity.ca/BayOfFundy/glossMA.htm...
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| cartilage |
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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| cartilage |
(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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| cartilage |
Gristle; a semi-elastic tissue (proteine & mucopolysaccharides), often later becoming ossified.
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~jdecher/GoT.html
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