Fibrocartilaginous
[fahy-broh-kahr-tl-ij, -kahrt-lij] /ˌfaɪ broʊˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, -ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ/
noun, Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
a type of having a large number of fibers.
2.
a part or structure composed of such .
fibrocartilaginous fi·bro·car·ti·lag·i·nous (fī’brō-kär’tl-āj’ə-nəs)
adj.
Relating to or composed of fibrocartilage.
fibrocartilage fi·bro·car·ti·lage (fī’brō-kär’tl-ĭj)
n.
Cartilage that contains numerous thick bundles of collagen fibers.
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