| 3Rs | Replacement, Reduction, Refinement |
| ARRIVE | Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments |
| CEIC-R | Regional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica Regional) |
| CoCr | Cobalt–Chromium (alloy) |
| GMA | Glycol Methacrylate |
| GO-HA | Graphene Oxide–Hyaluronic Acid |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| MIA | Monoiodoacetate |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene Fluoride |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| SECAL | Spanish Society for Laboratory Animal Science (Sociedad Española para las Ciencias del Animal de Laboratorio) |
| SPF | Specific Pathogen Free |
| TB | Toluidine Blue |