microfibril

[ mahy-kroh-fahy-bruhl, -fib-ruhl ]

nounCell Biology.
  1. a microtubule, microfilament, or other fine threadlike structure of a cell.

Origin of microfibril

1
First recorded in 1935–40; micro- + fibril

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