Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
annulus fi·bro·sus Pronunciation:
-fI-'brO-s&s, -fi- Variant:
also an·u·lus fi·bro·sus /'an-y&-l&s-/ Function:
noun : a ring of fibrous or fibrocartilaginous tissue (as of an intervertebral disk or surrounding an orifice of the heart)