FIBROCHONDROSTEAL
Fi`bro*chon*dros"te*al, a. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber + gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St.
George Mivart.
FIBROID
Fi"broid, a. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)
Defn: Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. — n.
Defn: A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. — Fibroid phthists, 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.
FIBROIN
Fi"bro*in ( or ), n. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber.] (Chem.)
Defn: A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass.
FIBROLITE Fi"bro*lite ( or ), n. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber + -lite: cf. F. fibrolithe.] (Min.)
Defn: A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; — called also sillimanite, and bucholizite.
FIBROMA
Fi*bro"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Fiber, and -oma.] (Med.)