fibril
[fahy-bruh l, fib-ruh l]
- a small or fine fiber or filament.
- Botany. any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants.
- Cell Biology. any threadlike structure or filament.
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Origin of fibril
1655–65; < New Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr(a) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix
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Fī′bril, a small fibre; one of the extremely minute threads composing an animal fibre; Fibril′la, a fibril, filament.
fibril
fibrilla (faɪˈbrɪlə, fɪ-)
- a small fibre or part of a fibre
- biology a threadlike structure, such as a root hair or a thread of muscle tissue
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Word Origin
C17: from New Latin fibrilla a little fibre
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Word Origin and History for fibril
n.
1680s, back-formation from Modern Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra (see fiber).
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fibril
(fī′brəl, fĭb′rəl)- A minute fiber.
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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.
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