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fibro-

a combining form meaning “fiber,” used in the formation of compound words: fibrolite.
Also, especially before a vowel, fibr-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. L fibra fiber
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fibr-  
pref.  Variant of fibro-.
fibro- or fibr-  
pref.  Fiber, especially fibrous tissue: fibroma.

[From Latin fibra, fiber.]
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fibr- pref.
Variant of fibro-.

fibro- or fibr-
pref.
Fiber, especially fibrous tissue: fibrocyst.

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