Vet visits and discussions with a vet neurology specialist diagnosed it as a fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE), which is, essentially, a spinal cord stroke. From Wordnik.com. [Suddenly paralyzed, Rufus doggedly learns to walk again] Reference
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 fibrocartilaginous ring. From Wordnik.com. [Reactions to Kitzmiller decision continue - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The interpubic fibrocartilaginous lamina connects the opposed surfaces of the pubic bones. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. 5i. Articulations of the Pelvis] Reference
The deep fibers pass transversely across the symphysis, and are blended with the fibrocartilaginous lamina. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. 5i. Articulations of the Pelvis] Reference
The Glenoidal Labrum (labrium glenoidale; glenoid ligament) is a fibrocartilaginous rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. 6c. Humeral Articulation or Shoulder-joint] Reference
The greater part of its circumference is thickened, and forms a fibrocartilaginous ring which is fixed in the tympanic sulcus at the inner end of the meatus. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 2. The Middle Ear or Tympanic Cavity] Reference
The dorsal surface of the ligament presents a fibrocartilaginous facet, lined by the synovial membrane, and upon this a portion of the head of the talus rests. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference
The lower part of this opening is filled up in the fresh state by a fibrocartilaginous plate, across the upper or cerebral surface of which the internal carotid artery passes. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
The surface is covered with cartilage in the fresh state; and its margins, slightly raised, give attachment to a fibrocartilaginous structure, the glenoidal labrum, which deepens the cavity. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6a. 2. The Scapula (Shoulder Blade)] Reference
The Interarticular Fibrocartilages (menisci) are flattened fibrocartilaginous plates, of a round, oval, triangular, or sickle-like form, interposed between the articular cartilages of certain joints. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. Introduction] Reference
The glenoidal labrum is a fibrocartilaginous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum, the cavity of which it deepens; at the same time it protects the edge of the bone, and fills up the inequalities of its surface. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. 7. Articulations of the Lower Extremity. a. Coxal Articulation or Hip-joint] Reference
It arises immediately above the margin of the optic foramen, above and medial to the origin of the Rectus superior, and, passing forward, ends in a rounded tendon, which plays in a fibrocartilaginous ring or pulley attached to the trochlear fovea of the frontal bone. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
In this bony nuclei soon appear, and the lymph secreted between the segments thus transformed, instead of becoming truly ossified, is changed into a sort of fibrocartilaginous pouch, or capsular sac, in which a somewhat albuminous secretion, or pseudo-synovia, permits the movement to take place. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
The medial border is articular; it is oval, and is marked by eight or nine transverse ridges, or a series of nipple-like processes arranged in rows, separated by grooves; they serve for the attachment of a thin layer of cartilage, which intervenes between it and the interpubic fibrocartilaginous lamina. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6c. The Bones of the Lower Extremity. 1. The Hip Bone] Reference
The volar ligaments are thick, dense, fibrocartilaginous structures, placed upon the volar surfaces of the joints in the intervals between the collateral ligaments, to which they are connected; they are loosely united to the metacarpal bones, but are very firmly attached to the bases of the first phalanges. From Wordnik.com. [III. Syndesmology. 6j. Metacarpophalangeal Articulations] Reference
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