fibrocartilage
(noun) cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fibrocartilage (countable and uncountable, plural fibrocartilages)
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
Source: Wiktionary
Fi`bro*car"ti*lage, n. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber + E. cartilage.] (Anat.)
Definition: A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure.
– Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
