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Meaning of FIBROCARTILAGE

Pronunciation:  `fIbrow'kârtlij

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
 
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 See Also: cartilage, gristle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fi`bro*car"ti*lage\, n. [L. fibra a fiber + E.
cartilage.] (Anat.)
A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching
fibrous connective tissue in structure. --
{Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous}, a.
 

 

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