include wollastonite and palygorskite. Biological fibers, also known as fibrous proteins or protein filaments, consist largely of biologically relevant...

In anatomy, fibrous joints are joints connected by fibrous tissue, consisting mainly of collagen. These are fixed joints where bones are united by a layer...

The fibrous cap is a layer of fibrous connective tissue, which is thicker and less cellular than the normal intima, found in atherosclerotic plaques....

A fibrous root system is the opposite of a taproot system. It is usually formed by thin, moderately branching roots growing from the stem. A fibrous root...

Fibrous dysplasia is a very rare nonhereditary genetic disorder where normal bone and marrow is replaced with fibrous tissue, resulting in formation of...

of ground substance to fibrous tissue. Loose connective tissue has much more ground substance and a relative lack of fibrous tissue, while the reverse...

Fibrous papule of the nose is a harmless small bump on or near the nose. It is typically dome-shaped, skin-colored, white or reddish, smooth and firm...

fibrous proteins or scleroproteins are one of the three main classifications of protein structure (alongside globular and membrane proteins). Fibrous...

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia is a form of fibrous dysplasia affecting more than one bone. Fibrous dysplasia is a disorder where bone is replaced by fibrous tissue...

outer fibrous layer or membrane, and an inner synovial layer or membrane. Each capsule consists of two layers or membranes: an outer (fibrous membrane...

In cardiology, the cardiac skeleton, also known as the fibrous skeleton of the heart, is a high-density homogeneous structure of connective tissue that...

Asbestos cement, genericized as fibro, fibrolite (short for "fibrous (or fibre) cement sheet"; but different from the natural mineral fibrolite), or AC...

dense, irregular, fibroelastic connective tissue layer extending from the fibrous capsule covering the entire liver known as Glisson's capsule after British...

prismatic crystals showing a diamond-shaped cross section, but also in fibrous, bladed, acicular, columnar, and radiating forms. Its Mohs hardness is...

two layers, an outer layer made of strong inelastic connective tissue (fibrous pericardium), and an inner layer made of serous membrane (serous pericardium)...

two or more of the following features are present: Fibrous dysplasia (specifically, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia) Hyperpigmented skin lesions with characteristic...

A dermatofibroma, or benign fibrous histiocytomas, is a benign nodule in the skin, typically on the legs, elbows or chest of an adult. It is usually painless...

Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (pleurae). This can result in a sharp...

Crystalline forms of red phosphorus include Hittorf's phosphorus and fibrous red phosphorus. The structure of red phosphorus contains the fragments...

fibrosus may refer to: Anulus fibrosus cordis, fibrous ring of heart Anulus fibrosus disci intervertebralis, fibrous ring of intervertebral disk Anulus fibrosus...

blood vessels in a background of coarse bundles of collagen (i.e. the main fibrous component of connective tissue). Angiofibromas have been divided into different...

Dysplasias on a mainly microscopic scale include epithelial dysplasia and fibrous dysplasia of bone. Dysplasias on a mainly macroscopic scale include hip...

from teeth, and dental prostheses. The fibromas are firm, smooth, and fibrous with a color usually identical to the oral mucosa but can be paler. If...

Fibrous capsule may refer to: Fibrous capsule of Glisson Fibrous membrane of articular capsule This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

Fibromas are benign tumors that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue. They can grow in all organs, arising from mesenchyme tissue. The term "fibroblastic"...

can be used to describe the pathological state of excess deposition of fibrous tissue, as well as the process of connective tissue deposition in healing...

The sclera and cornea form the fibrous tunic of the bulb of the eye; the sclera is opaque, and constitutes the posterior five-sixths of the tunic; the...

central nervous system: including fibrous (in white matter), protoplasmic (in grey matter), and radial. The fibrous glia are usually located within white...

bone in the mandible which the body replaces with excessive amounts of fibrous tissue. In most cases, the condition fades as the child grows, but in rare...

The lingual septum consists of a vertical layer of fibrous tissue, extending throughout the entire length of the median plane of the tongue, though not...