cartilage

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Mr. Hemming writes that upon Miller’s death, doctors found 23 battle scars, a large wound on his right abdominal cartilage, two rifle balls lodged in his liver, and mutilated fingers on his left hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Because cartilage was not directly studied in any of the specimens, the team assumed it functioned similarly across all of them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

When you walk or put weight on a joint, cartilage is gently compressed, pushing fluid out.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

For much of the last decade, Mustaine has experienced significant discomfort since the cartilage in the tips of his fingers has worn away from decades of frenzied playing, causing the bones to scrape together.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

His father’s plate is polished clean, the chicken bones denuded of cartilage and chewed to a pinkish pulp, the bay leaf and cinnamon stick as good as new.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri