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TEMPORARY CARTILAGE

\tˈɛmpɹəɹˌɪ kˈɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒ], \tˈɛmpɹəɹˌɪ kˈɑːtɪlɪd‍ʒ], \t_ˈɛ_m_p_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ k_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of TEMPORARY CARTILAGE

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A cartilage which normally becomes ossified forming a part of the skeleton.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The hyaline c. representing nearly the entire skeleton in developing animals, ultimately replaced by bone

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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