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adj. - Of or relating to bone-like material in which the matrix except immediately about the cells is largely composed of threads like those of ordinary connective tissue.

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  • Vet visits and discussions with a vet neurology specialist diagnosed it as a fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE), which is, essentially, a spinal cord stroke.
  • We can imagine that this could be made more flexible if the cartilage had fluid filled holes in it, which might join up into a single cavity surrounded by a...
  • —The interpubic fibrocartilaginous lamina connects the opposed surfaces of the pubic bones.
  • The deep fibers pass transversely across the symphysis, and are blended with the fibrocartilaginous lamina.
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