See Also: fibro-(medicine)
fibro-(dictionary)
fibro(dictionary)
fibro-osteoma(medicine)

fibro- (iou)



fibro- combining form.
[Latin, from fibra FIBRE: see -O-.]
Anatomy & Medicine. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense 'fibrous, of fibre', chiefly in terms referring to fibrous tissue.
fibroade'noma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , a tumour (esp. a benign tumour of the breast) formed of mixed fibrous and glandular tissue L19.
fibroade'nomatous adjective of the nature of a fibroadenoma L19.
fibroblast noun any of the fibre-secreting cells in connective tissue L19.
fibro'blastic adjective of, involving, or relating to fibroblasts L19.
fibrocartilage noun fibrous cartilage, containing bundles or networks of fibres M19.
fibrocarti'laginous adjective of the nature of fibrocartilage M19.
fibro-ce'ment noun a mixture of asbestos and cement, used in sheets for building E20.
fibro'cystic adjective characterized by the development of fibrous tissue and cystic spaces M19.
fibrocyte noun an inactive form of fibroblast found in mature fibrous tissue E20.
fibro'genesis noun formation of (fibrous) connective tissue M20.
fibro'genic adjective causing fibrogenesis M20.
fibro'plasia noun proliferation of fibrous tissue, esp. in the process of healing E20.
fibrosar'coma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , a sarcoma in which the predominant cell is a malignant fibroblast L19.
fibro'vascular adjective (Botany) consisting of a mixture of fibrous and vascular tissue M19.