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cartilage development

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The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cartilage element over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cartilage elements are skeletal elements that consist of connective tissue dominated by extracellular matrix containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulfate. [ GOC:cjm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23251424 ]

Synonyms: cartilage organ development, cartilage formation, cartilage biogenesis, chondrogenesis, cartilage biosynthesis, cartilage element development