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cartilage

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


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The handheld device, developed by Afferent Medical Solutions, uses two small clips positioned on the tragus, the small flap of cartilage located just in front of the ear canal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

In experiments with rats, the substance reduced joint swelling, protected cartilage, and calmed harmful immune activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Researchers used advanced imaging techniques capable of detecting subtle changes in cartilage composition before major structural damage becomes visible on conventional scans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

As cartilage deteriorates, everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, and getting out of a chair can become increasingly painful.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The doctors were going to remove a chunk of cartilage from one of my right ribs and use it to rebuild my face, they said.

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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

These cartilages are made of hyaline cartilage and can extend for several inches.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In the dog and cat the ribs are thick and almost cylindrical; the costal cartilages are thicker at the margin of the sternum than at their costal extremity.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer


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