threadlike structure

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• fiber — [fī′bər] n. [Fr fibre < L fibra, akin to filum, thread: see FILE1] 1. a) a slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue b) the tissue so formed [muscle fiber] 2. a slender, threadlike structure… …   English World dictionary

• Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… …   Medical dictionary

• filum — A structure of filamentous or threadlike appearance. [L. thread] f. durae matris spinalis SYN: dural part of f. terminale. fila olfactoria [TA] SYN: olfactory nerves [CN I], under nerve. olfactory fila SYN: olfactory nerves [CN I], under nerve.… …   Medical dictionary

• filum — noun a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) • Syn: ↑filament • Derivationally related forms: ↑filar • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structure, ↑complex body part, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• filament — 1. SYN: filamentum. 2. In bacteriology, a fine threadlike form, unsegmented or segmented without constrictions. [L. filamentum, fr. filum, a thread] actin f. one of the contractile elements in muscular fibers and other cells; in skeletal muscle,… …   Medical dictionary

• nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… …   Universalium

• filament — filamented, adj. /fil euh meuhnt/, n. 1. a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold. 2. a single fibril of natural or synthetic textile fiber, of indefinite length, sometimes several miles long. 3. a long… …   Universalium

• filament — fil•a•ment [[t]ˈfɪl ə mənt[/t]] n. 1) a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold[/ex] 2) bot the stalklike portion of a stamen, supporting the anther 3) elm (in an incandescent lamp) the threadlike conductor …   From formal English to slang

• fiber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. filament, thread, strand; shred; texture, structure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A threadlike structure] Syn. thread, cord, string, rootlet, strand, staple, pile, tissue, filament, vein, hair, tendril,… …   English dictionary for students

• Silurian Period — Interval of geologic time, 443–417 million years ago. The third period of the Paleozoic Era, the Silurian follows the Ordovician Period and precedes the Devonian. It marks the first appearance of land plants and jawed fishes. The continents were… …   Universalium

• strand — In microbiology, a filamentous or threadlike structure. anticoding s. the s. of duplex DNA which is used as a template for the synthesis of mRNA. SYN: antisense s.. antiparallel s. a macromolecular s. that is oriented in the opposite direction of …   Medical dictionary