fibrillary
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fi·bril
(fī′brəl, fĭb′rəl)n.
1. A small slender fiber or filament.
2. Anatomy A threadlike fiber or filament, such as a myofibril or neurofibril, that is a constituent of a cell or larger structure.
3. A long strand of proteins that are aggregated together in a beta-sheet structure; an amyloid fibril.
[New Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra, fiber.]
fi′bril·lar (-lər), fi′bril·lar′y (-lĕr′ē) adj.
fi′bril·lose′ (-lōs′) adj.
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fibrillary
(ˈfaɪbrɪlərɪ)adj
1. exhibiting fibrillation
2. another word for fibrilar
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Translations
fi·bril·lar
, fibrillarya. fibrilar, rel. a una fibra;
___ astrocyte → astrocito ___;
___ contractions → contracciones ___ -es.
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