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cartilage

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


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It also helped restore the normal structure of cartilage and the synovium, the tissue that lines the inside of joints.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

Human trials in Europe are already under way, testing engineered cartilage implants developed at the University of Basel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

But a slate of research teams around the world are on an ambitious quest to cure arthritis, developing therapies that regrow cartilage and rebuild underlying bone to heal damaged joints.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Samples collected during knee replacement surgeries began producing new, functional cartilage when exposed to the treatment.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

I held up the spear-shaped cartilage in the breast bone, which most people don’t eat, and bit down with a satisfying crunch.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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

Androgens produce several complications such as liver dysfunctions prostate gland enlargement, difficulty urinating, premature closure of epiphyseal cartilages, testicular atrophy, infertility, and immune system depression.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

This consists of mesenchyme, the embryonic tissue that will become the bones, cartilages, and connective tissues of the body.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The nostrils are placed laterally, near the termination of the muzzle, and are large and dilatable, being bordered by cartilages upon which several muscles act.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various




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