cartilage
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However, in rheumatoid arthritis, they can become abnormally aggressive, multiplying excessively, releasing inflammatory substances, and contributing to cartilage damage and tissue scarring.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Rats treated with the compound experienced significantly less joint swelling, while the structure of their cartilage and synovium returned toward normal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
Instead of focusing directly on damaged cartilage, it targets the abnormal blood vessels that develop around an inflamed joint.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The face looks as if it has melted, exposing the cheekbones, the tip of the nose cartilage, and teeth in a lipless mouth.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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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 sclerotomes consist of an embryonic tissue called mesenchyme, which will give rise to the fibrous connective tissues, cartilages, and bones of the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The skeletal system includes all of the bones, cartilages, and ligaments of the body that support and give shape to the body and body structures.
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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