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- fibrocartilaginous adjective
Etymology
Origin of fibrocartilage
Example Sentences
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Another group associated with fibrocartilage formation declined from 16% to 8%.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
After one week of treatment with the 15-PGDH inhibitor, the tissue showed fewer 15-PGDH-producing chondrocytes, reduced expression of cartilage degradation and fibrocartilage genes, and early signs of articular cartilage regeneration.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
Additional tests confirmed that the regenerated tissue was hyaline cartilage rather than the less functional fibrocartilage.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
The socket formed by the glenoid cavity is deepened slightly by a small lip of fibrocartilage called the glenoid labrum, which extends around the outer margin of the cavity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In the second stage, from the tenth to the twentieth day, the tumor or callus is formed and fibrocartilage is developed inside and around the exposed end of the bone.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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