fib |
a trivial or unimportant lie. [2 definitions] |
fiber |
a minute threadlike structure of cotton, wool, asbestos, or the like. [5 definitions] |
fiberboard |
a building material made by bonding and compressing fibers, usu. of wood, into rigid sheets. |
fiberglass |
fine filaments of glass made into a fibrous insulating material or molded into a solid material for use as boat hulls, other vehicle bodies, and the like. |
fiber optics |
a method of transmitting light through fine transparent flexible strands, usu. of glass or plastic. |
fibre |
a spelling of "fiber" used in Canada and Britain. See "fiber." |
fibreglass |
a spelling of "fiberglass" used in Canada and Britain. See "fiberglass." |
fibril |
an extremely small fiber or hairlike structure, as on plant roots. |
fibrillation |
involuntary and uncoordinated rapid twitching of muscle fibrils, esp. in the heart muscles. [2 definitions] |
fibrin |
a tough, white, elastic protein formed in the clotting of blood. |
fibrinogen |
a protein produced by the liver that is changed into fibrin during the clotting of blood. |
fibrinolysis |
the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots, esp. by enzymes. |
fibrinolytic |
of or pertaining to the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots. |
fibro- |
fiber. |
fibroid |
similar to or composed of fibrous tissue. [2 definitions] |
fibroma |
a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue. |
fibrosis |
the development of an abnormal amount of fibrous tissue in or near an organ. |
fibrous |
having, resembling, or composed of fibers. |
fibrovascular |
in botany, containing both fibrous tissue and tissue or tubes for carrying fluids, as plant stems. |
fibula |
the outer and smaller bone in the lower hind leg of a four-legged animal or below the knee of a human. (Cf. tibia.) |
-fic |
causing; producing. |