protofibril

noun

protofibril

noun

Etymology From proto- + fibril.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences An elongated cluster of cells that grows into a fibril.

Related terms: protofibrillar, protofibrilic, protofibrillization, protofibrillogenesis

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