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elastic cartilage

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elastic cartilage
n.
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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The tumors arise from hyaline cartilage rather than elastic cartilage.
Chondrosarcoma of the larynx by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
They can also originate in the thyroid cartilage, the arytenoid, and the elastic cartilage of the epiglottis.
Chondrosarcoma of the larynx: A therapeutic challenge by Rappaport, Yoram / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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