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What is cartilage? Where it is found in our body?

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Cartilage is a soft, elastic and flexible connective tissue that protects the bone from rubbing against each other. Cartilage is found in the tip of the nose, the upper part of the ear, Eustachian tube, in between the vertebrae etc.

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