n. [ L. fibra a fiber + E. cartilage. ] (Anat.) A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + gr. cho`ndros cartilage + 'oste`on bone. ] (Anat.) Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St. George Mivart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + -oid. ] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. --
Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber. ] (Chem.) A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber + -lite: cf. F. fibrolithe. ] (Min.) A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholzite. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Fiber, and -oma. ] (Med.) A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. fibra a fiber + spongia a sponge. ] (Zool.) An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. fibreux. ] Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. -- Fi"brous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + E. vascular. ] (Bot.) Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular. [ 1913 Webster ]