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circumferential fibrocartilage

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cir·cum·fer·en·tial fibrocartilage (sr-kmf-rnshl)
n.
A ring of fibrocartilage surrounding the articular end of a bone and serving to deepen the joint cavity.

circumferential fibrocartilage
Etymology: L, circum + ferre, to bring, fibra, fiber, cartilago
a structure made of fibrocartilage, in which fibrocartilaginous rims surround the margins of various articular cavities, such as the glenoid labra of the hip and the shoulder. The rims deepen such cavities and protect their edges. Compare connecting fibrocartilage, interarticular fibrocartilage, stratiform fibrocartilage.


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