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fiber
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] a slender and greatly elongated solid substance
Synonyms Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Many of the myocardial fibers were hypertrophied and had large , irregular , basophilic nuclei . In the gastrocnemius and biceps there were many swollen and homogeneous necrotic fibers such_as that shown in Figure 2 . Such swollen fibers were deeply eosinophilic , contained a_few pyknotic nuclei , and showed loss of cross striations , obliteration of myofibrils , and prominent vacuolization . The necrosis often involved only a portion of the length of a given fiber , and usually the immediately adjacent fibers were normal . The necrosis often involved only a portion of the length of a given fiber , and usually the immediately adjacent fibers were normal . |
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[ noun ] the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
Examples : "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer Related terms trait spirit personality responsibility integrity thoughtfulness |
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[ noun ] (clothing) a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
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