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Descriptor English:

Cartilage

Descriptor Spanish:

Cartílago

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	cartílago
Scope note:	Forma avascular de tejido conectivo compuesto por CONDROCITOS que se encuentra dentro de una matriz de COLÁGENO tipo II y de SULFATO DE CONDROITINA. Se distingue tres tipos: cartílago hialino, fibrocartílago y fibrocartílago amarillo o cartílago elástico blanco.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Cartilagem

Descriptor French:

Cartilage

Tree number(s):

A02.165
A10.165.382

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002356

Scope note:

A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix that includes CHONDROITIN SULFATE and various types of FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN. There are three major types: HYALINE CARTILAGE; FIBROCARTILAGE; and ELASTIC CARTILAGE.

Annotation:

general: prefer specifics; inflammation (chondritis) is likely to be OSTEOCHONDRITIS

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie