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cartilage
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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car·ti·lage
/ ˈkärtl-ij/
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n.
firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints.
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a particular structure made of this tissue.
DERIVATIVES:
car·ti·lag·i·noid
/ ˌkärtlˈajəˌnoid/ adj.
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Cartilage repair: using autologous chondrocyte implantation techniques.(CLINICAL FEATURE)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Perioperative Practice; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...surface, which is described as hyaline cartilage. The word stems from the Greek hyalos = glass, and the Latin cartilage = gristle. It should not be mistaken...is often referred to as the 'soft cartilage', but erroneously called 'the cartilage...
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Cartilage degradation is fully reversible in the presence of aggrecanase but not matrix metalloproteinase activity.(Research article)
Magazine article from: Arthritis Research & Therapy; 5/30/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...alterations in chondrocyte metabolism [1]. Cartilage turnover may be a more dynamic process...remodeled than collagens [3, 4]. Cartilage turnover normally is maintained by a...individuals. This continuous turnover of cartilage may be an integrated part of reversible...
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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein deficiency promotes early onset and the chronic development of collagen-induced arthritis.(Research article)(Report)
Magazine article from: Arthritis Research & Therapy; 11/14/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...has been shown that the serum levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) are...interest but also may indicate that this cartilage protein is involved in the disease process...an immunization against one specific cartilage protein, collagen II (CII), starts...
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Cartilage repair using autologous chondrocyte implantation techniques
Magazine article from: The Journal of Perioperative Practice; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; KEYWORDS Cartilage repair / Matrix-guided autologous chondrocyte...by the Editor; Peer reviewed Articular cartilage in adults has a poor ability to self-repair after injury. A variety of cartilage resurfacing techniques have the potential...
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Cartilage-selective genes identified in genome-scale analysis of non-cartilage and cartilage gene expression.(Research article)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: BMC Genomics; 6/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...mesenchymal chondroprogenitor cells to form the cartilage anlagen that pattern the early skeleton...joint surfaces, development of articular cartilage facilitates and maintains joint movement...complete set of genes expressed in human cartilage has not yet been described, analysis...
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Cartilage: A closer look
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Mayell explains that bovine and shark cartilage contain a substance called angiogenesis...and oxygen to grow, it is thought that cartilage supplementation can inhibit tumor growth...s take a closer look at both kinds of cartilage and see why and how they may work against...
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Cartilage that repairs itself? OHSU research reveals important clues.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 8/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements...innate ability to repair their own knee cartilage. "We think there is something special...They have the ability to regenerate cartilage." "Knee pain is one of the most common...
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Articular cartilage injuries in the athlete's knee: current concepts in diagnosis and treatment.(Featured CME Topic: Sports Medicine)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...arthritis is damage to the articular cartilage, either through acute trauma, a "wear...What if we could repair these articular cartilage lesions at an early stage, before they...This is precisely the goal of evolving cartilage repair technology. Cartilage repair...
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Growing cartilage from embryonic stem cells may soon be possible
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 9/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...and, thereafter, they worked on a process for using the cartilage cells to make cartilage tissue. The researchers found that cartilages that mimicked the different types of cartilage found in the human body--such as hyaline articular cartilage...
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Cartilage grafting critical aspect to nasal reconstruction strategy
Magazine article from: Dermatology Times; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Stanford, Calif. - Cartilage grafting can be an important adjunct...the nose along with harvesting of cartilage from an appropriate site and its careful...shape. The ear is a good source for cartilage to be used in nasal reconstruction...
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Cartilage Supplements
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Cartilage supplements Description Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue found in humans and other...semi-opaque tissue has no nerve or blood supply of its own. Cartilage supplements come from such animal sources as cattle, sheep...
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Cartilage
Book article from: Animal Sciences
Cartilage Cartilage is a fibrous and rubbery connective tissue found throughout the vertebrate...system. As with other connective tissues, the general function of cartilage is to support and connect different parts of the body. Connective...
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cartilage
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
cartilage is a tough, resilient material, found...In the knee there is an extra layer of cartilage separating the bone ends ( meniscus...commonly referred to as ‘torn cartilage’. It is sometimes possible...
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arytenoid cartilage
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
arytenoid cartilage (a-ri- tee -noid) n. either of the two pyramid-shaped cartilages that lie at the back of the larynx next to the upper edges of the cricoid cartilage.
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cartilage bone
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
cartilage bone ( replacing bone ) Bone that is formed by replacing the cartilage of an embryo skeleton. The process, called endochondral ossification , is brought about by the cells ( osteoblasts ) that secrete bone. Compare membrane bone .
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