fibroso-
(faɪˈbrəʊsəʊ)
comb. f. of fibrose a. or next, as in fiˌbroso-calˈcareous adj. = fibro-calcareous; fiˌbroso-cartiˈlaginous adj. = fibro-cartilaginous.
| 1856–8 W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 83 Gorgonia, the crust polypiferous, fibroso-calcareous, persistent. Ibid. II. 69 Chimæroïdei, cranium fibroso-cartilaginous. |