cartilage
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The cornea contains large amounts of collagen, a structural protein also found in skin, cartilage, tendons, and other tissues.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 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
Osteoarthritis, a joint disease causing pain, stiffness and cartilage loss, found her anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
However, cartilage isn’t very good at repairing itself.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
I had several painful ribs, although I couldn’t tell if they were broken or if the cartilage was torn.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
Costal cartilages connect the anterior ends of the ribs to the sternum, with the exception of rib pairs 11 and 12, which are free-floating ribs.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The skeletal system includes all of the bones, cartilages, and ligaments of the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This substance is in part very nourishing; it is often obtained from bones and cartilages, and then sold under the name of "bouillon-tables," which, when boiled in water, make a tolerably good soup.
From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Aaron David Bernstein
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