precartilage

precartilage
A closely packed aggregation of mesenchymal cells just prior to their differentiation into embryonic cartilage.

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pre·car·ti·lage -'kärt-əl-ij, -'kärt-lij n embryonic tissue from which cartilage is formed

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pre·car·ti·lage (pre-kahrґtĭ-ləj) embryonic cartilaginous tissue.

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