cartilage

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When you walk or put weight on a joint, cartilage is gently compressed, pushing fluid out.

From Science Daily

It supports and strengthens skin, nails, bones and connective tissues, including tendons and cartilage.

From BBC

For much of the last decade, Mustaine has experienced significant discomfort since the cartilage in the tips of his fingers has worn away from decades of frenzied playing, causing the bones to scrape together.

From Los Angeles Times

That infection ate away at the cartilage in his knee, each scan showing it progressively deteriorating, reducing Deulofeu to the feeling of bone on bone.

From BBC

A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that an injection blocking a protein linked to aging can reverse the natural loss of knee cartilage in older mice.

From Science Daily