Author: Glossary
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Fiber-illumination
The transmission of light to an object through fiberoptic cables.
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Fiberglass
Glass spun into fine fibers. It is used in the building industry for insulation. The fibers are irritating to the skin.
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Zonular fiber
One of the interlacing fibers of the zonula ciliaris.
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Unmyelinated fiber
A nerve fiber that lacks a myelin sheath, although a neurilemma may be present in the peripheral nervous system.
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Propriospinal fiber
Axons that connect regions of the spinal cord.
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Principal fiber
The major fiber groups of the functioning periodontium. They attach the tooth to the bone and adjacent teeth.
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Oxytalan fiber
Bundles of thin, acid-resistant fibrils found in the periodontium.
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Myelinated fiber
A nerve fiber whose axon (dendrite) is wrapped in a myelin sheath.
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Motor fiber
Any of the axons of motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscles.
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Mossy fiber
Any of the numerous afferent fibers to the cerebellar cortex. The fibers give off many collaterals, each ending in a tuft of branches.