Look up: fibrocartilage

1. fibrocartilage
   Type: Term Pronunciation: fī′brō-kar′ti-lăj Definitions: 1. A variety of cartilage that contains visible type I collagen fibers; appears as a transition between tendons or ligaments or bones. Synonyms: fibrocartilago
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2. fibrocartilage
   [n] - cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
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3. Fibrocartilage
   Tissue consisting of elements of cartilage and of fibrous tissue. This may be a normal anatomical structure, such as certain intra-articular structures (menisci, triangular fibrocartilage at the wrist, or temporo-mandibular joint, or the symphysis pubis), or may constitute the repair tissue after lesions of the articular (hyaline)cartilage.
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4. Fibrocartilage
   Fi`bro·car'ti·lage noun [ Latin fibra a fiber + English cartilage .] (Anat.) A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag'i*nous adjective
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5. fibrocartilage
   <anatomy> A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. Fibrocartilag'inous. ... Origin: L. Fibra a fibre + E. Cartilage. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. fibrocartilage
   noun cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
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7. fibrocartilage
   (fi″bro-kahr´tĭ-lәj) cartilage made up of parallel, thick, compact collagenous bundles, separated by narrow clefts containing the typical cartilage cells (chondrocytes).
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8. Fibrocartilage
   • (n.) A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure.
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9. fibrocartilage
   (from the article `cartilage`) ...at the ends of bones in free-moving joints as articular cartilage, at the ends of the ribs, and in the nose, larynx, trachea, and bronchi. It is a ... ...embedded in its substance. This variant of cartilage is more flexible than hyaline cartilage and is found principally in the external ear and in ... ...
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10. Fibrocartilage
    | --> White `fibrocartilage` consists of a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions. It owes its flexibility and toughness to the former of these constituents, and its elasticity to the latter. It is the only type of cartilage that contains type I collagen in a...
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