cartilage

Example Sentences

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Because sharks possess skeletons made of cartilage, their bodies rarely fossilize.

From Science Daily

Freeman underwent surgery in December to remove loose bodies and floating cartilage from the ankle he severely sprained late last season.

From Los Angeles Times

I had been living my life for nearly four years with no cartilage in my hip, bone scraping bone, bone spurs forming and joint thickening.

From Salon

To test the platform, the team set out to fabricate cartilage tissue.

From Science Daily

First a scaffold of cartilage, like the wobbly bit on the end of your nose, forms.

From BBC