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cartilage

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


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They were less likely to express genes associated with healthy cartilage formation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

When they compared cartilage from young and old mice, they found that levels of 15-PGDH approximately doubled with age.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Osteoarthritis primarily damages hyaline cartilage, also called articular cartilage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

As joints age or experience injury or excess stress from obesity, chondrocytes begin producing inflammatory molecules and breaking down collagen, the main structural component of cartilage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

He ate as he made his way back to the arroyo, chewing the soft bone cartilage of pork ribs he found.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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