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
One key advantage of this technology is that the cartilage scaffold can be manufactured ahead of time and used for many patients without tailoring it to each individual.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
It supports and strengthens skin, nails, bones and connective tissues, including tendons and cartilage.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The doctors would simply find some more spare cartilage and I’d end up with a scar on the left of my chest, just like the one I had on the right.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
Vocabulary lists containing cartilage
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