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FIBROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
Synonyms:
fibrous; sinewy; stringy; unchewable
Classified under:
Similar:
tough (resistant to cutting or chewing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
Synonyms:
fibrous; hempen
Classified under:
Similar:
tough (resistant to cutting or chewing)
Derivation:
fiber (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
Context examples:
A fibrous degeneration, cyst formation, and the presence of fibrous nodules in bone, usually due to HYPERPARATHYROIDISM.
(Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is characterized by the presence of chondrocytes, a cartilage cap, and a fibrous perichondrium that extends to the periosteum of the bone.
(Osteochondroma, NCI Thesaurus)
The thin fibrous lining that divides the parathyroid gland into lobules.
(Parathyroid Gland Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)
It consists of a thin basal layer of fibrous tissue upon which sits a continuous layer of mesothelial cells.
(Parietal Pleura, NCI Thesaurus)
A flat fibrous band extending from the apex and margins of the patella to the tubercle of the tibia.
(Patellar Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)
The fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone.
(Periodontium, NCI Thesaurus)
The nests are composed of epithelioid cells and are separated by delicate fibrous strands.
(Paraganglioma-Like Dermal Melanocytic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm characterized by the formation of numerous, irregular, finger-like projections of fibrous stroma that is covered with a surface layer of neoplastic epithelial cells.
(Papillary Carcinoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An uncommon benign neoplasm of glandular epithelium characterized by the presence of clear or hobnail cells within a dense fibrous stroma.
(Ovarian Clear Cell Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm of glandular epithelium characterized by the presence of clear or hobnail cells within a dense fibrous stroma and cystic structures.
(Ovarian Clear Cell Cystadenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
