Fibrocartilage

/ˌfɪbɹoʊˈkɑɹtɪlɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

A type of tough connective tissue that combines fibrous tissue with cartilage, found in joints and the spine.

Etymology

From fibro- (fiber) + cartilage (Latin cartilago). This anatomical term has been used since the 1800s to classify tissue types.

Kelly Says

Fibrocartilage is your body's shock absorber—it's in your knees, your lower back (intervertebral discs), and jaw, and it's tougher than regular cartilage but still flexible enough to move.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግንባር ነጭ
gen-ba-r ne-ch
ARالعربية
نسيج غضروفي صلب
na-sij gha-drou-fi salib
BNবাংলা
ফাইব্রোকারটিলেজ
fai-bro-kar-ti-le-j
CACatalà
fibrocartila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
CSČeština
fibrokartila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
DADansk
fibrokartilaget
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-get
DEDeutsch
Faserknorpel
fa-ser-knor-pel
ELΕλληνικά
φίβροκαρτιλάγιο
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-gio
ESEspañol
fibrocartílago
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-go
FAفارسی
فیبروکارتیلاژ
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-zh
FISuomi
fibrokarttila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
FRFrançais
fibrocartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-laz
GUGU
ફાયબ્રોકાર્ટિલેજ
fai-bro-kar-ti-le-j
HAHA
fibrocartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-j
HEעברית
רקמת חיבור רכה
re-ket hi-bur re-kha
HIहिन्दी
फाइब्रोकार्टिलेज
fai-bro-kar-ti-le-j
HUMagyar
fibrokartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-lazh
IDBahasa Indonesia
fibrokartila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
IGIG
fibrocartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-j
ITItaliano
fibrocartilagine
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-gi-ne
JA日本語
線維軟骨
sen-i-nen-ko
KKKK
фиброхрящ
fi-bro-khyashch
KMKM
ការកើតច្រើននៃសារសំនួរ
ka-r-ka-t-ch-reun-n-i-sa-r-sam-n-wo-r
KO한국어
섬유연골
seum-yu-yeon-gol
MRMR
फाइब्रोकार्टिलेज
fai-bro-kar-ti-le-j
MSBahasa Melayu
fibrokartila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုင်လာကာတီလ
so-in-la-ka-ti-la
NLNederlands
fibrocartilaag
fi-bro-kar-ti-laag
NONorsk
fibrokartilaget
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-get
PAPA
ਫਾਈਬ੍ਰੋਕਾਰਟੀਲੇਜ
fai-bro-kar-ti-le-j
PLPolski
fibrochrząstka
fi-bro-khrz-a-st-ka
PTPortuguês
fibrocartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-je
RORomână
fibrocartilaj
fi-bro-kar-ti-laj
RUРусский
фиброхрящ
fi-bro-khyashch
SVSvenska
fibrokartilaget
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-get
SWKiswahili
fibrocartila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
TAதமிழ்
ஃபைப்ரோகார்டிலேஜ்
fai-bro-kaar-ti-le-zh
TEతెలుగు
ఫైబ్రోకార్టిలేజ్
fai-bro-kaar-ti-le-zh
THไทย
เนื้อเยื่อเกี่ยวพัน
nuea-yew klai-phan
TLTL
fibrokartila
fi-bro-kar-ti-la
TRTürkçe
fibrokartilaj
fi-bro-kar-ti-laj
UKУкраїнська
фіброхрящ
fi-bro-khyashch
URاردو
فائبروکارٹائلج
fai-bro-kar-ti-la-j
VITiếng Việt
sụn liên kết
sun lien ket
YOYO
fibrocartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-j
ZH中文
纤维软骨
xiān-wéi ruǎn-gǔ
ZUZU
fibrocartilage
fi-bro-kar-ti-la-j

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