Definition of Fibrils

1. Noun. (plural of fibril) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fibrils

1. fibril [n] - See also: fibril

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibrils

fibrillates
fibrillating
fibrillation
fibrillation threshold
fibrillations
fibrillatory
fibrillatory waves
fibrillin
fibrillins
fibrillization
fibrilloflutter
fibrillogenesis
fibrillogenic
fibrillose
fibrillous
fibrils (current term)
fibrin
fibrin-stabilizing factor
fibrin calculus
fibrin degradation products
fibrin destabilase
fibrin fibrinogen degradation products
fibrin foam
fibrin thrombus
fibrin tissue adhesive
fibrinase
fibrination
fibrinations
fibrine
fibrino-

Literary usage of Fibrils

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1908)
"The source of elastic fibrils is not yet determined, but it is certain that they are not regularly produced by every fibroblast and, therefore, ..."

2. Medico-physical Works: Being a Translation of Tractatus Quinque Medico-physici by John Mayow (1908)
"To these I further add that the shortened fibrils draw the fleshy fibres together and constrict them : so that it is probable that the contraction of the ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1880)
"In sections that are placed horizontally, and comprise the anterior layers of the cornea, these fibrils can be traced in their entire course, ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1857)
"The following communications were read:— I. " On the presence of fibrils of soft tissue in the Dentinal Tubes." By JOHN TOMES, Esq., FRS Received February ..."

5. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1906)
"The demonstration of non-anastomosing fibrils in the majority of cell bodies and processes and the existence of nets in the spinal ganglion cells, ..."

6. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1905)
"The demonstration of non-anastomosing fibrils in the majority of cell bodies and processes and the existence of nets in the spinal ganglion cells, ..."

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