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fibrous
1. Composed of or containing fibers.
2. Consisting of or resembling fibers.
3. Full of sinews; tough; especially, impossible to chew.
This entry is located in the following units: fibro-, fibr-, fiber- + (page 5) -ous, -ious, -eous (page 9)
fasci-, fascio-, fasc-, fascia-
(Latin: band, bandage; bundle, bunch; used in the extended sense of "pertaining to the fascia", a band or sheet of fibrous tissue providing a subcutaneous covering for various parts of the body)
ino-, in-
(Greek: force, strength; seat of strength; muscle, sinew; fibrous vessel in a muscle)
papyro-, papyr-
(Greek: papyros > Latin > Old French; papyrus, an Egyptian rush [a reed plant] from which material was made for writing or drawing. Used in the sense of "fibrous material on which to write or to draw"; paper)
Word Entries containing the term: “fibrous”
fibrous dysplasia of bone
A disease of bone marked by the thinning of the cortex and replacement of bone marrow by gritty fibrous tissue containing bony spicules (sharp-pointed pieces), producing pain, disability, and gradually increasing deformity.

Only one bone may be involved (fibrous dysplasia, monostotic) or several (fibrous dysplasia, polyostotic).

This entry is located in the following units: dys- (page 15) fibro-, fibr-, fiber- + (page 5)
fibrous dysplasia, monostotic
Fibrous dysplasia of bone involving only one bone.
This entry is located in the following units: dys- (page 15) fibro-, fibr-, fiber- + (page 5) mono-, mon- (page 1)
fibrous dysplasia, polyostotic
Fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting several or many bones.

When associated with melanotic pigmentation of the skin and endocrine disorders, it is known as Albright's syndrome; which is a condition of cystic bone growth that results from abnormal bone development. It may occur with bone lesions, skin pigmentation, and endocrine abnormalities.

This entry is located in the following units: dys- (page 15) fibro-, fibr-, fiber- + (page 5) poly- (page 1)
fibrous joints
Inflexible layers of dense connective tissues that hold the bones tightly together.

In adults, these joints or sutures, do not allow any movement; while in new-born babies and very young children, some fibrous joints, or fontanelles known as "soft spots", are movable before they have solidified.

These fontanelles on a baby’s head enable the soft bony plates of the skull to flex during the second stage of labor making it possible for the head to pass through the birth canal.

As the baby matures, the sutures close and the fontanelles gradually harden and are usually completely hardened by the child's second birthday.

This entry is located in the following unit: junct-, jug-, join- (page 4)