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- fibrocartilaginous adjective
Etymology
Origin of fibrocartilage
Example Sentences
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Additional tests confirmed that the regenerated tissue was hyaline cartilage rather than the less functional fibrocartilage.
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
Another group associated with fibrocartilage formation declined from 16% to 8%.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
Menisci in the knee joint and the intervertebral discs are examples of fibrocartilage.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It slowly resumed the normal position by the elasticity of the intervertebral fibrocartilage, and there was complete recovery in ten days.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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