- fiber cell
- any elongated and linear cell.
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fiber cell
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fiber of Muller — fiber of Mül·ler myü lər, məl ər n any of the glial fibers that extend through the entire thickness of the retina and act as a support for the other structures called also Müller cell, sustentacular fiber of Müller H. Müller see MÜLLERIAN … Medical dictionary
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Cell theory — Cellular Cel lu*lar (s[e^]l [u^]*l[ e]r; 135), a. [L. cellula a little cell: cf. F. cellulaire. See {Cellule}.] 1. Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells. [1913 Webster] 2. porous; containing cavities. [PJC] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiber — noun Etymology: Middle French fibre, from Latin fibra Date: 1540 1. a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: as a. (1) a slender root (as of a grass) (2) an elongated tapering thick walled plant cell void at maturity that imparts… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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