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fiber

Main Entry:: fi·ber
Variant(s):: or chiefly British fi·bre \ˈfī-bər\
Function:: noun

1: a thread or a threadlike structure or object: as a: a strand of nerve tissue : axon, dendrite b: one of the filaments composing most of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue c: one of the elongated contractile cells of muscle tissue2: mostly indigestible material in food that stimulates the intestine to peristalsis—called also bulk, dietary fiber, roughage

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