fibrocartilage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fibrocartilage
    n 1: cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in
         ordinary connective tissue

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fibrocartilage \Fi`bro*car"ti*lage\, n. [L. fibra a fiber + E.
   cartilage.] (Anat.)
   A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching
   fibrous connective tissue in structure. --
   {Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous}, a.
   [1913 Webster]