Fibre

fī′bėr, n. a conglomeration of thread-like ti ue such as exists in animals or vegetables: any fine thread, or thread-like substance: material, substance.— adjs. Fī′bred , having fibres; Fī′brele , having no fibres; Fī′briform , fibrous in form or structure.— ns. Fī′bril , a small fibre; one of the extremely minute threads composing an animal fibre; Fibril′la , a fibril, filament.— n.pl. Fibril′læ .— n. Fibrillā′tion , the proce of becoming fibrillated.— adj. Fī′brillo us , formed of small fibres.— ns. Fī′brin , a proteid substance which appears in the blood after it is shed, and by its appearance gives rise to the proce of coagulation or clotting; Fibrinā′tion , the proce of adding fibrin to the blood.— adj. Fī′brinous , of or like fibrin.— n. Fibro car′tilage , a firm elastic material like fibrous ti ue and cartilage.— adj. Fī′broid , of a fibrous character.— ns. Fī′bro in , the chief chemical constituent of silk, cobwebs, and the horny skeleton of sponges; Fibrō′ma , a tumour or growth consisting largely of fibrous matter; Fibrō′sis , a morbid growth of fibrous matter.— adj. Fī′bro us , composed of fibres.— n. Fī′brousne . [Fr.,—L. fibra , a thread.]