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cartilage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gristle |
| Type of | animal tissue |
| Has types | arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, thyroid cartilage, fibrocartilage, hyaline cartilage, meniscus, semilunar cartilage, adam's apple |
| Derivation | cartilaginous |
Examples of cartilage
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Chondroitin sulfate is a complex carbohydrate that helps cartilage retain water.
From the post-gazette.com
Dioxin can show up as damage, in the form of soft cartilage tumors, years later.
From the newscientist.com
These cells can form different specialized cells such as fat, bone or cartilage.
From the sciencedaily.com
Cartilage is one of the very rare tissues that lacks the ability to heal itself.
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The scaffold has two layers, one that mimics bone and one that mimics cartilage.
From the sciencedaily.com
Brind'Amour underwent surgery Tuesday on his left knee to repair torn cartilage.
From the newsobserver.com
Stokes tore cartilage in his right knee earlier this week and will need surgery.
From the ocregister.com
He originally injured the cartilage in the toe joint as a teenage soccer player.
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Seven weeks ago, Woods had surgery on his left knee to clean out torn cartilage.
From the usatoday.com
- Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
- Cartilage is a stiff and inflexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs. ...
- Is connective tissue that covers the ends of bones and acts as a cushion to absorb shock and a smooth surface to decrease friction between two or more bones in a moving joint.
- Tissue in the vertebral disk that helps cushion and protect the vertebrae, allowing your spinal column to move more freely. (Cartilage is also the soft, rubbery tissue that makes up your nose and ears.) See also Disk.
- Rubbery, fibrous, dense connective tissue- harder than ligaments, softer than bone. Cartilage usually is found between bones and permits smooth movement of joints. ...
- A smooth material that covers bone ends of a joint to cushion the bone and allow the joint to move easily without pain.
- A complex tissue which has various different types. Perhaps most importantly it forms the smooth lining of most joints, allowing low friction motion. It is assisted in this by synnovial fluid, a thick biological lubricant present in most joints. ...
- Connective tissue containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulphate. Cartilage is more flexible and compressible than bone; it covers the articular surfaces (bone ends ).
- The cell layer covering a bone end in a joint. Cartilage cells produce a firm gel-like ground substance which protects the bone ends from abrasion when gliding over each other.
