CAPSULE OF A CARTILAGE CELL
\kˈapsjuːl əvə kˈɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒ sˈɛl], \kˈapsjuːl əvə kˈɑːtɪlɪdʒ sˈɛl], \k_ˈa_p_s_j_uː_l ə_v_ə k_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ s_ˈɛ_l]\
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Syn. : cartilage c, capsular membrane, mother cells. The multiple or single concentric areas of chondrogenous substance surrounding a cartilage cell or groups of such cells and forming part or all of the ground substance or matrix of the tissue. They are classed as primary (those immediately surrounding the cells) and secondary (those outside the primary)
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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