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fibril

[ fahy-bruhl, fib-ruhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

fibril

/ ˈfaɪbrɪl; fɪ-; faɪˈbrɪlə /

a small fibre or part of a fibre
biology a threadlike structure, such as a root hair or a thread of muscle tissue

fibril

/ fī′brəl,fĭb′rəl /

Any of various threadlike fibers or filaments that are constituent parts of a cell or larger structure. Cellulose fibrils are the main component of cell walls in plants. Fibrils make up the contractile part of striated muscle fiber in the body.

Origin of fibril¹

1655–65; < New Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr ( a ) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix

Origin of fibril¹

C17: from New Latin fibrilla a little fibre

Each of these vesicles contains an auditory rod, and is in communication with the auditory nerve through a delicate nerve-fibril.

But a muscular fibril contracts only under the stimulus of a nervous impulse.

Fī′bril, a small fibre; one of the extremely minute threads composing an animal fibre; Fibril′la, a fibril, filament.

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