fibro-, fibr-, fiber- +

1. Fibrosis associated with deposits of iron.
2. Fibrosis associated with small foci (origin or center of a disseminated disease) in which iron is deposited.

Natural fibers which can be spun into yarn.

One of a system of fibers found in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells (cells that cover the surface of the body and line its cavities).

1. A thin fibril made up of tonofilaments.
2. One of a system of fibers found in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells.
3. A bundle of fine filaments (tonofilaments) in certain cells, especially epithelial cells, the individual strands of which transverse the cytoplasm in all directions and extend into the cell processes to converge and insert on the desmosomes; they are thought to have a supportive or cytoskeletal function and, in keratinizing epithelia, to be the principal precursor of cytokeratin.

Fibrous hardening of the walls of the veins.

The primary mechanism and arrhythmia seen in sudden cardiac arrest.

Organized electrical activity and synchronized mechanical pumping activity are absent.

The electrocardiogram shows a chaotic, wavy baseline. If ventricular fibrillation is not terminated rapidly with defibrillation, blood flow to the brain is cut off, causing brain damage.

Untreated ventricular fibrillation leads to death.

A generalized disorder of infants, children and young adults, in which there is widespread dysfunction of the exocrine glands, characterized by signs of chronic pulmonary disease (due to excess mucus production in the respiratory tract), pancreatic deficiency, abnormally high levels of electrolytes in the sweat, and occasionally by biliary cirrhosis (a rare form of liver disease which results in the irreversible destruction of the liver and bile ducts).

A rare tumor that affects human ovaries.