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fibro-
a combining form meaning “fiber,” used in the formation of compound words.
fibrolite.
fibro
1/ ˈڲɪəʊ /
noun
short for fibrocement
( as modifier )
a fibro shack
a house built of fibrocement
fibro-
2combining form
indicating fibrous tissue
fibroin
fibrosis
indicating fibre
fibrocement
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fibro-1
Example Sentences
“I have many health issues including severe chronic insomnia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, back issues, neuropathy, etc. It’s definitely a big help and the weight doesn’t cause issues with my fibro, and I wake up much less achy all over than usual.”
High-rise around its large metro railway station, its long, bright streets also incorporate a convict prison, old fibro cottages and some of the colony’s earliest farms.
Participants said that over the course of their trial, they felt closer to their Fibro.
Traditional treatments for arthritis, fibro, and chronic pain/depression don't work for EDS because on a cellular level our collagen is defective and this effects every structure in the body.
It will house the entire Home Island population of 400 eventually, a step up from the modest fibro buildings used previously.
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When To Use
Fibro- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “fiber” (or “fibre,” in British English). It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology, referring to slender, threadlike parts of nerve, muscle, or connective tissue.Fibro- comes from the Latin fibra, meaning “fiber, filament, entrails.” Outside of medicine, fiber has a wide variety of senses in areas ranging from botany to optics to chemistry to nutrition, of course. Be sure to get your fill of fiber at our entry for the word.What are variants of fibro-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, fibro- becomes fibr-, as in fibrin, source of the closely related combining form fibrino-.
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