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Descriptor English: Fibrocartilage
Descriptor Spanish: Fibrocartílago
Descriptor fibrocartílago
Entry term(s) cartílago fibroso
Scope note: Tipo de CARTÍLAGO cuya matriz contiene grandes haces de COLÁGENO TIPO I. El fibrocartílago se encuentra típicamente en el DISCO INTERVERTEBRAL, la SÍNFISIS DEL PUBIS, los MENISCOS TIBIALES y en los discos articulares de las ARTICULACIONES sinoviales (Ross et. al., Histology, 3rd ed., pp. 132,136)
Descriptor Portuguese: Fibrocartilagem
Descriptor French: Fibrocartilage
Tree number(s): A02.165.308
A10.165.382.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051445
Scope note: A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains large bundles of COLLAGEN TYPE I. Fibrocartilage is typically found in the INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; TIBIAL MENISCI; and articular disks in synovial JOINTS. (From Ross et. al., Histology, 3rd ed., p132,136)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cartilage (1971-2005)
Cartilage, Articular (1965-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see CARTILAGE 2000-2005
History Note: 2006; use CARTILAGE 2000-2005
DeCS ID: 50348
Unique ID: D051445
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Fibrocartilage - Preferred
Concept UI M0336787
Scope note A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains large bundles of COLLAGEN TYPE I. Fibrocartilage is typically found in the INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; TIBIAL MENISCI; and articular disks in synovial JOINTS. (From Ross et. al., Histology, 3rd ed., p132,136)
Preferred term Fibrocartilage



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