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cartilage

[kahr-tl-ij, kahrt-lij] / ˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ /


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Although reducing inflammation could theoretically influence the disease, the study did not demonstrate that GAE prevents cartilage deterioration or reverses existing joint damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

They also showed encouraging signs of slower deterioration in their knee cartilage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

However, they raise the possibility that reducing mechanical stress could help preserve cartilage health over time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The condition gradually damages cartilage, the smooth, protective tissue that cushions the ends of bones and allows joints to move with minimal friction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The surgeons who had amputated my leg were now working on the skin, bone, and cartilage they had removed.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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

The embryonic tissue that gives rise to all bones, cartilages, and connective tissues of the body is called mesenchyme.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

For ribs 8–10, the costal cartilages are attached to the cartilage of the next higher rib.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The most striking example of this occurrence is the cystoid softening of cartilage, especially of the costal cartilages of old people, the basis substance being transformed into a fluid containing mucin.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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