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FIBROCARTILAGE
fibrocartilage
(noun) cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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