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Definition of Territorial matrix
1. Noun. The layer which surrounds chondrocytes in cartilage. It is basophilic, and stains metachromatically due to proteoglycans. ¹
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Medical Definition of Territorial matrix
1. The more intensely basophilic matrix in hyaline cartilage surrounding the lacunae in which the cartilage cells lie. Synonym: territorial matrix. (05 Mar 2000)