protofibril

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *próder.

Ancient Greek πρό (pró)

Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos)

Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos)

Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor.

English proto-

English fibril

English protofibril

From proto- + fibril.

Noun

protofibril (plural protofibrils)

1. (anatomy) An elongated cluster of cells that grows into a fibril.

Related terms

• protofibrillar / protofibrilic
• protofibrillization
• protofibrillogenesis