cartilage
noun
car·ti·lage
ˈkär-tə-lij 
ˈkärt-lij
1
: a usually translucent (see translucent sense 1) somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (such as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
2
: a part or structure composed of cartilage
Examples of cartilage in a Sentence
She fell and damaged some cartilage in her knee.
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But after several knee procedures, including a cartilage surgery no NHL player has ever returned from, Landeskog’s unbridled aggressiveness was encouraging both to the public and himself.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
For the Magic, guard Jalen Suggs had surgery to repair a trochlea cartilage tear in his left knee and was ruled out for the season earlier this month.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Conversely, the peptides may form collagen that gets deposited elsewhere in the body, such as bone, cartilage, muscles, or tendons.1
There isn't evidence from human studies that collagen taken orally will end up in one's skin, nails, or hair.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Carter, the starting five without Jalen Suggs (left knee cartilage tear), have played the most amount of minutes (185), boasts a plus-13 net rating and a 54.3% EFG.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
For the Magic, guard Jalen Suggs had surgery to repair a trochlea cartilage tear in his left knee and was ruled out for the season earlier this month.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Conversely, the peptides may form collagen that gets deposited elsewhere in the body, such as bone, cartilage, muscles, or tendons.1
There isn't evidence from human studies that collagen taken orally will end up in one's skin, nails, or hair.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Carter, the starting five without Jalen Suggs (left knee cartilage tear), have played the most amount of minutes (185), boasts a plus-13 net rating and a 54.3% EFG.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Cartilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cartilage. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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cartilage
noun
car·ti·lage
ˈkärt-ᵊl-ij
ˈkärt-lij
1
: an elastic tissue which composes most of the skeleton of the vertebrate embryo and much of which is changed to bone later in life
2
: a part or structure composed of cartilage
Medical Definition
cartilage
noun
car·ti·lage
ˈkärt-ᵊl-ij, ˈkärt-lij
1
: a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
2
: a part or structure composed of cartilage
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