Definition of "fibril" [fi•bril]

• A small slender fiber or filament. (noun)
• Anatomy Any threadlike fiber or filament, such as a myofibril or neurofibril, that is a constituent of a cell or larger structure. (noun)

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• "Figure 6A-B), but at a higher resolution it was possible to clearly identify that the process of 'fibril' developing into a mature fibril assembly had been affected by the ligand, when compared to α-syn alone ("
• "They connect and feel their world in a very real way for they have within their hair fibril strands that can connect to, in a physical way, a few other species and the mother tree/goddess itself."
• "Or suppose the big question this season is whether the Pistons, with the new titanium fibril implants in their quads, will beat the Spurs, with their prosthetic forearm extenders."