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microfibrillin

microfibrillin noun: a very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin.

Noun

microfibrillin (uncountable)

  1. A very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin

Origin of microfibrillin

From micro- + fibrillin.

Questions about microfibrillin

What does microfibrillin mean?
Microfibrillin means a very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin.
What part of speech is microfibrillin?
Microfibrillin is a noun.

Words near microfibrillin in the dictionary

  1. microfibrilar
  2. microfibrilary
  3. microfibrilated
  4. microfibrillar
  5. microfibrillary
  6. microfibrillin
  7. microfibrils
  8. microfibrosis
  9. microfibrotic
  10. microfibrous
  11. microfic

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