territorial matrix

noun

The layer which surrounds chondrocytes in cartilage. It is basophilic, and stains metachromatically due to proteoglycans.

Meanings

nounterritorial matrix (plural territorial matrices or territorial matrixes)

plural territorial matrices · plural territorial matrixes

  1. The layer which surrounds chondrocytes in cartilage. It is basophilic, and stains metachromatically due to proteoglycans.
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