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FIBROCARTILAGINOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fibrocartilaginous mean?
• FIBROCARTILAGINOUS (adjective)
The adjective FIBROCARTILAGINOUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to fibrocartilage
Familiarity information: FIBROCARTILAGINOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIBROCARTILAGINOUS (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to fibrocartilage
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
fibrocartilage (cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue)
Context examples
Administration of a drug within a fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disc.
(Intradiscal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
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