cartilage
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Osteoarthritis, a joint disease causing pain, stiffness and cartilage loss, found her anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The good news is that researchers are developing therapies that do what was once thought impossible: regenerate cartilage, boost the knee’s natural ability to heal, and prevent cartilage breakdown in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Advanced MRI scans can catch early signs of cartilage breakdown, long before a standard X-ray would.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
So exercise helps gets this fluid, and the nutrients it contains, to cartilage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
She couldn’t have been more than fourteen or fifteen and seemed to have as many piercings in the cartilage of each ear.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
First, the tiny cartilages in the human larynx -- called the arytenoids -- that change the position of our vocal folds, have changed dramatically in whales.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
This ancient fish had separated, independent cartilages encasing the brain, rather than the solid bone or cartilage structure of jawless and jawed fish that followed it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
For ribs 8–10, the costal cartilages are attached to the cartilage of the next higher rib.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The ribs articulate posteriorly with the T1–T12 thoracic vertebrae, and most attach anteriorly via their costal cartilages to the sternum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is composed of various cartilages, united in the form of a little box, and supplied with numerous muscles, that, moving altogether or separately, produce the variations of sound.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
Vocabulary lists containing cartilage
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
