cartilage
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In osteoarthritis, its impact goes beyond strengthening muscles and supporting cartilage.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
It supports and strengthens skin, nails, bones and connective tissues, including tendons and cartilage.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 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
That infection ate away at the cartilage in his knee, each scan showing it progressively deteriorating, reducing Deulofeu to the feeling of bone on bone.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
At least the flesh was tasty and unfishy, and the crunchiness of cartilage was a welcome respite from so much soft food.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing cartilage
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