Fibrocartilage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fibrocartilage
       n : cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in
           ordinary connective tissue