Term Name: | prismatic cartilage |
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Synonyms: | prismatic calcified tissue |
Definition: | cartilage arranged into tesserae, blocks of calcified cartilage that fit together as tiles on a floor form a mosaic. Found only in chondrichthyans. Reference: A. Peter Klimley. 2013. The Biology of Sharks and Rays. University of Chicago Press. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0018352] |