short for fibrocement
( as modifier )
a fibro shack
a house built of fibrocement
indicating fibrous tissue
fibroin
fibrosis
indicating fibre
fibrocement
What does fibro- mean? Fibro- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “fiber” (or “fibre,” in British English). It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology, referring to slender, threadlike parts of nerve, muscle, or connective tissue. Fibro- comes from the Latin fibra, meaning “fiber, filament, entrails.” Outside of medicine, fiber has a wide variety of senses in areas ranging from botany to optics to chemistry to nutrition, of course. Be sure to get your fill of fiber at our entry for the word. What are variants of fibro-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, fibro- becomes fibr-, as in fibrin, source of the closely related combining form fibrino-.
Combining form representing Latin fibra fiber
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The softer medullary forms are composed almost exclusively of cells; while the harder forms—such as the fibro-, chondro-, and osteo-sarcoma—are provided with an abundant stroma and are relatively poor in cells.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
High-rise around its large metro railway station, its long, bright streets also incorporate a convict prison, old fibro cottages and some of the colony’s earliest farms.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2018
It will house the entire Home Island population of 400 eventually, a step up from the modest fibro buildings used previously.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2017
They maintain that the cause of fibro is often endocrine in origin and there are many studies to back this up.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2010
Paint flakes from the fibro and one of the gutters is rusting away The flyscreen has holes bitten into it.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
A few seconds collect and fall, and when I look up, the old fibro house is lit up.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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