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Definition of "fibrocartilage" [fi•bro•car•ti•lage]

  • Cartilage that contains numerous thick bundles of collagen fibers. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fibrocartilage" in a sentence
  • "However, while scar tissue, called fibrocartilage, fills the area where the cartilage is missing, it does not have the same strength and resiliency as normal articular cartilage."
  • "The fibrocartilage skeleton and related structures of the ventral pouch of balaenopterid whales."
  • "The fibers in fibrocartilage give it its toughness, and the cartilage part gives it its flexibility."
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