| CLOFIBRATES | • clofibrates n. Plural of clofibrate. • CLOFIBRATE n. a lipid-lowering drug that is used to reduce high levels of fat and cholesterol. |
| DEFIBRINATE | • defibrinate v. (Transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin. • DEFIBRINATE v. to remove fibrin from blood. |
| DEFIBRINISE | • DEFIBRINISE v. to deprive of fibrin, also DEFIBRINIZE. |
| DEFIBRINIZE | • defibrinize v. (Transitive) To remove fibrin from; to defibrinate. • DEFIBRINIZE v. to deprive of fibrin, also DEFIBRINISE. |
| FIBREBOARDS | • fibreboards n. Plural of fibreboard. • FIBREBOARD n. a material made from compressed wood fibres, also FIBERBOARD. |
| FIBRESCOPES | • fibrescopes n. Plural of fibrescope. • FIBRESCOPE n. a medical instrument using fibre optic bundles, also FIBERSCOPE. |
| FIBRILLATED | • fibrillated v. Simple past tense and past participle of fibrillate. • fibrillated adj. Having fibrils. • FIBRILLATE v. to undergo fibrillation. |
| FIBRILLATES | • fibrillates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fibrillate. • FIBRILLATE v. to undergo fibrillation. |
| FIBRINOGENS | • fibrinogens n. Plural of fibrinogen. • FIBRINOGEN n. a soluble protein, a globulin, in blood plasma, converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin when blood clots. |
| FIBROBLASTS | • fibroblasts n. Plural of fibroblast. • FIBROBLAST n. a cell in connective tissue from which connective tissue is formed. |
| FIBROCEMENT | • fibrocement n. A composite of cement and cellulose fibres. • FIBROCEMENT n. (tradename) a kind of wallboard, made of compressed asbestos and cement, also FIBRO, FIBROLITE. |
| FIBROCYSTIC | • fibrocystic adj. (Pathology) Having increased fibrosis together with increased cystic spaces. • FIBROCYSTIC adj. of or relating to growth of fibrous tissue with cystic spaces. |
| FIBROMATOUS | • fibromatous adj. Of or relating to a fibroma. • FIBROMATOUS adj. of or like a fibroma. |
| FIBRONECTIN | • fibronectin n. (Biochemistry) An adhesive blood glycoprotein that has several cellular functions. • FIBRONECTIN n. a protein found in blood, important in cell growth. |
| FIBROUSNESS | • fibrousness n. The state or quality of being fibrous. • FIBROUSNESS n. the state of being fibrous. |
| GEMFIBROZIL | • gemfibrozil n. (Pharmacology) A drug C15H22O3 that regulates blood serum lipids and is used especially to lower the… • GEMFIBROZIL n. a drug that lowers the level of low-density lipoproteins in the blood and is therefore used to treat patients with hypercholesterolaemia. |
| MICROFIBRES | • microfibres n. Plural of microfibre. • MICROFIBRE n. a cloth of tightly woven synthetic fibre, also MICROFIBER. |
| MICROFIBRIL | • microfibril n. A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held together by weak bonds. • MICROFIBRIL n. a fine fibril. |
| NEUROFIBRIL | • neurofibril n. (Anatomy) Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites. • NEUROFIBRIL n. one of a large number of fine fibres present in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell. |