FEATURED BOOKS ON FIBER FROM BARNES & NOBLE.COM?

Fiber has the following meanings in the field of medicine:

1. Nutrients (healthy substances) in the diet that cannot be digested by enzymes (proteins that help produce chemical reactions) in the human digestive system. For more information on this meaning of fiber, see the entry for dietary fiber.

2. The part of a nerve cell that is responsible for sending impulses and is surrounded by cells known as Schwann cells or by a supportive substance known as glia. A good example of such fibers would be a fibers and c fibers.

3. Flexible, threadlike objects found outside of cells. An example would be connective fibers found in tissues of the body.

4. Long cells, such as muscle cells. Fiber comes from the Latin word "fibra", referring to a thread.

5. A thin thread or thin, flexible threadlike object.

Fiber is also written as fibre. Fiber comes from the Latin word “fibra” meaning “thread.”

Back to main page Contact MedFriendly.com Copyright © 2001, MedFriendly.com. All rights reserved. You may not reprint or redisplay this material for commercial use without the express written consent of MedFriendly.com. Use of MedFriendly.com is subject to reading this disclaimer & the terms and conditions.