fibrous - use in sentences

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: When this dust is inhaled it can make the lungs gradually fibrous and lead to breathing problems.

Modifies a noun

  • histiocytoma: AB - A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which developed in the tongue of a 16-year-old girl is presented.
  • dysplasia: Doctors misdiagnosed him with fibrous dysplasia - a benign condition characterized by areas of abnormal growth.
  • tissue: Between the two bones is a disk of fibrous tissue which helps the jaw to move smoothly.
  • sheath: The neck is clothed with a very strong fibrous sheath ' .
  • capsule: It is often surrounded by a fibrous capsule, which makes it easy to remove by surgery.
  • adhesion: This results in the development of permanent fibrous adhesions.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The root inside the pot then branches and a very fibrous root structure is formed.
  • slightly: Inside, the juicy and slightly fibrous yellow flesh is formed into segments that are attached to a firm central core.
  • naturally: This basis for a naturally fibrous ( and therefore ' chewy ' ) texture has been exploited in the formulation of meat analogs.

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