fragility (redirected from erythrocyte fragility)

frag·ile  (frjl, -l)

adj.

1. Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; frail.

2. Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate.

3. Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy: a fragile claim to fame.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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fragile·ly adv.

fra·gili·ty (fr-jl-t), fragile·ness n.

Synonyms: fragile, breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle
These adjectives mean easily broken or damaged. Fragile applies to objects that are not made of strong or sturdy material and that require great care when handled: fragile porcelain plates.
Breakable and frangible mean capable of being broken but do not necessarily imply inherent weakness: breakable toys; frangible artifacts.
Delicate refers to what is so soft, tender, or fine as to be susceptible to injury: delicate fruit.
Brittle refers to inelasticity that makes something especially likely to fracture or snap when it is subjected to pressure: brittle bones. See Also Synonyms at weak.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fragility - quality of being easily damaged or destroyed breakability, frangibility, frangibleness vulnerability - susceptibility to injury or attack
	2.	fragility - lack of physical strength delicacy weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

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fragility

noun weakness, delicacy, frailty, infirmity, feebleness, brittleness, frangibility