Definitions for fibrocartilageˌfaɪ broʊˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, -ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fi•bro•car•ti•lageˌfaɪ broʊˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, -ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ(n.)
a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
a part or structure composed of such cartilage.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
Origin of fibrocartilage:
1825–35
fi`bro•car`ti•lag′i•nous-ˈædʒ ə nəs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
fibrocartilage(noun)
cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
Wiktionary
fibrocartilage(Noun)
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres
Webster Dictionary
Fibrocartilage(noun)
a kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fibrocartilage
A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains large bundles of COLLAGEN TYPE I. Fibrocartilage is typically found in the INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; TIBIAL MENISCI; and articular disks in synovial JOINTS. (From Ross et. al., Histology, 3rd ed., p132,136)
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