or  fi*bre  n 1  :  a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: as  a  :  a strand of nerve tissue  :  AXON, DENDRITE  b  :  one of the filaments composing most of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue  c  :  one of the elongated contractile cells of muscle tissue  2  :  indigestible material in food that stimulates the intestine to peristalsis - called also bulk , dietary fiber , roughage  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fibre  vib·rio 
 
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