Assertion: cartilage | /r/HasProperty | thin
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Hyaline cartilage is usually only 2 – 4 mm thick (all cartilage must be thin, as there is no vascularization in this tissue type, and nutrients and oxygen must be obtained through diffusion).
text: Osteoarthritis: The cartilage covering bones (articular cartilage - a subset of hyaline cartilage) is thinned, eventually completely worn out, resulting in a "bone against bone" joint, reduced motion, and pain.
text: The cartilage of rabbit is relatively thin, showing an average cartilage thickness of 0.44 ± 0.08 mm for the trochlear groove and 0.3 ± 0.07 mm for the medial femoral condyle .