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Noun: hyaline cartilage
  1. Translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the foetal skeleton
    "Hyaline cartilage covers the ends of bones in synovial joints"

Type of: cartilage, gristle

Encyclopedia: Hyaline cartilage