cartilage primary subject, 256 assertions
Subgroups 4
articular cartilage 11
damaged cartilage 2
elastic cartilage 1
hyaline cartilage 1
Aspects 0
AtLocation 9
joint 0.57
many areas of the body 0.40
the knee 0.37
bronchial tubes 0.33
rib 0.31
intervertebral discs 0.31
the disks of the spine 0.25
trachea 0.25
the elbow 0.25
CapableOf 120
cover the ends of bones 0.72
act as cushion 0.71
act as a shock absorber 0.67
protect joint 0.62
protect the ends of bon… 0.62
become worn 0.62
cushion bone 0.61
become thinner 0.57
provide smooth, gliding… 0.55
cushion joint 0.54
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Causes 9
pain 0.66
inflammation 0.60
stiffness 0.59
swelling 0.43
bone 0.30
friction 0.28
limited joint mobility 0.26
stress 0.25
enlargement of the joint 0.21
HasA 8
glucosamine 0.37
chondroitin 0.37
nerve 0.35
chondrocyte 0.33
direct blood supply 0.32
memory 0.28
limited capacity 0.27
poor intrinsic regenera… 0.16
HasPrerequisite 1
oxygen 0.25
HasProperty 29
smooth 0.63
avascular 0.56
intact 0.56
soft 0.54
strong 0.53
thick 0.52
flexible 0.52
weak 0.46
firm 0.45
tough 0.45
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HasSubevent 7
hip pain 0.40
arthritis 0.33
straighter and flatter … 0.33
osteoarthritis 0.31
disability 0.24
worse and bothersome ar… 0.22
bony overgrowths 0.16
IsA 7
connective tissue 0.53
tissue 0.52
slippery tissue 0.50
tough, flexible tissue 0.46
flexible connective tis… 0.43
slick tissue 0.41
fibrous connective tiss… 0.30
ReceivesAction 66
replaced by bone 0.64
damaged 0.63
removed 0.62
harvested 0.61
composed of collagen 0.57
composed of water 0.56
reshaped 0.53
re 0.51
destroyed 0.47
present in the nose 0.46
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