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MeSH Heading: Fibrocartilage
Tree Number(s): A02.165.308; A10.165.382.350
Unique ID: D051445
RDF Unique Identifier: http://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)
Previous Indexing: Cartilage (1971-2005); Cartilage, Articular (1965-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see CARTILAGE 2000-2005
History Note: 2006; use CARTILAGE 2000-2005
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Fibrocartilage MeSH Descriptor Data 2025