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noun
1.
a small or fine fiber or filament.
2.
Botany. any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants.
3.
Cell Biology. any threadlike structure or filament.
Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr(a) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix
1655–65; < Neo-Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr(a) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix
Related forms
fi·bril·lar, adjective
fi·bril·lose, adjective
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Medical Dictionary
fibril fi·bril (fī'brəl, fĭb'rəl) or fi·bril·la (fī-brĭl'ə)
n.
A minute fiber.
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fibril  (fī'brəl, fĭb'rəl) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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