cartilage
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In setting out Jonathan’s defense, one of the filing’s most striking assertions is that Isak suffered from bilateral gonarthrosis in both knees, a degenerative joint condition that causes cartilage wear, pain, stiffness and reduced mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"With the MRIs, we also saw slower degradation of a marker of cartilage health in the intervention group, which was quite exciting."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
For about $70, a plastic surgeon injected the ridged cartilage of her ears with a hyaluronic-acid filler that caused her ears to perk up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Osteoarthritis develops when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones gradually breaks down.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 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
Vocabulary lists containing cartilage
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