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micro-fibril
mi·cro·fi·bril
/
ˌmaɪ
kroʊˈfaɪ
brəl, -ˈfɪb
rəl
/
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[
mahy-kroh-
fahy
-br
uh
l, -
fib
-r
uh
l
]
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noun
Cell Biology
.
a microtubule, microfilament, or other fine threadlike structure of a
cell
.
Origin:
1935–40;
micro-
+
fibril
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microfibril
mi·cro·fi·bril (mī'krō-fī'brəl, -fĭb'rəl)
n.
An extremely small fibril.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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