| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FACITs | Fibril-associated collagens with interrupted tripled helices |
| MACITs | membrane-associated collagens with interrupted tripled helices |
| MMP13 | Matrix metalloproteinase 13 |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PCM | Pericellular matrix |
| PG | Proteoglycan |
| RER | Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| SMD | Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia |