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noun
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cartilage, gristle
History
From fibro- + cartilage.
