MeSH definition : A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in
addition to the normal components of HYALINE CARTILAGE matrix. Elastic cartilage is
found in the EXTERNAL EAR; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; and LARYNX.;
A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in
addition to the normal components of HYALINE CARTILAGE matrix. Elastic cartilage is
found in the EXTERNAL EAR; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; and LARYNX.