- fibrocartilage
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fibrocartilage
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Fibrocartilage — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fibrocartilage — ● fibrocartilage nom masculin Cartilage riche en collagène dense et pauvre en cellules cartilagineuses, s observant notamment au niveau des disques intervertébraux et des ménisques … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fibrocartilage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 68 GrayPage = 281 Caption = White fibrocartilage from an intervertebral fibrocartilage. Caption2 = Symphysis pubis exposed by a coronal section. (Pubic symphysis visible at center left.)… … Wikipedia
Fibrocartilage callus — A fibrocartilage callus is a temporary formation of fibroblasts and chondroblasts which forms at the area of a bone fracture as the bone attempts to heal itself. The cells eventually dissipate and become dormant, lying in the resulting… … Wikipedia
fibrocartilage — cartilage containing collagen fibres, e.g. the ventral intermandibular tendon of the cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) makes a sharp turn as it passes dorsally around the corner of the jaws and there is a fibrocartilaginous pad associated with the … Dictionary of ichthyology
fibrocartilage — fibrocartilaginous /fuy broh kahr tl aj euh neuhs/, adj. /fuy broh kahr tl ij, kahrt lij/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers. 2. a part or structure composed of such cartilage. [1825 35; FIBRO + CARTILAGE] * * … Universalium
fibrocartilage — noun A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres … Wiktionary
fibrocartilage — A variety of cartilage that contains visible type I collagen fibers; appears as a transition between tendons or ligaments or bones. SYN: fibrocartilago. basilar f. SYN: basilar cartilage. circumferential f. a ring of f. around the articular end… … Medical dictionary
fibrocartilage — n. fibrous cartilage … English contemporary dictionary
fibrocartilage — n. a tough kind of cartilage in which there are dense bundles of fibres in the matrix. It is found in the intervertebral discs and pubic symphysis … The new mediacal dictionary
