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stratiform fibrocartilage |
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stratiform fibrocartilage [strat′ifôrm] Etymology: L, stratum, layer, forma, form, fibra, fiber, cartilago, cartilage a structure made of fibrocartilage that forms a thin coating of osseous grooves through which tendons of certain muscles glide. Small masses of stratified fibrocartilage also develop in the tendons of some muscles that glide over bones, as in the tendons of the peroneus longus and the tibialis posterior. Compare circumferential fibrocartilage, connecting fibrocartilage, interarticular fibrocartilage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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