Part 4278

<h1>Fibrinous</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi"bri*nous</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; <as>as, <ex>fibrious</ex> exudation</as>.</def>

<h1>Fibrocartilage</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi`bro*car"ti*lage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber + E. <ets>cartilage</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Fibrochondrosteal</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi`bro*chon*dros"te*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber + gr. <?/ cartilage + <?/ bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous.</def>

<i>St. George Mivart.</i>

<h1>Fibroid</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi"broid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; <as>as, <ex>fibroid</ex> tumors</as>.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Fibroid degeneration</col>, <cd>a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.</cd> -- <col>Fibroid phthists</col>, <cd>a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fibroin</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi"bro*in</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass.</def>

<h1>Fibrolite</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi"bro*lite</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fibrolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also <altname>sillimanite</altname>, and <altname>bucholizite</altname>.</def>

<h1>Fibroma</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi*bro"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Fiber</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue.</def>

<h1>Fibrospongi\'91</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi`bro*spon"gi*\'91</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber + <ets>spongia</ets> a sponge.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges.</def>

<h1>Fibrous</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi"brous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fibreux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing, or consisting of, fibers; <as>as, the <ex>fibrous</ex> coat of the cocoanut; the <ex>fibrous</ex> roots of grasses.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Fi"brous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Fibrovascular</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi`bro*vas"cu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fibra</ets> a fiber + E. <ets>vascular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to <i>cellular</i>.</def>

<h1>Fibster</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fib"ster</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who tells fibs.</def> <mark>[Jocular]</mark>

<h1>Fibula</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fib"u*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fibul\'92</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., clasp, buckle.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A brooch, clasp, or buckle.</def>

<blockquote>Mere <b>fibul\'91</b>, without a robe to clasp. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.</def>