#fibrous

• Tunica albuginea — A dense, resistant, and pearly-white fibrous membrane, composed of compact connective tissue, that structurally envelops certain internal animal or human organs, such as the testes, ovaries, or corpora cavernosa; tunica albuginea.
• Amiantoid — Resembling amiantus; a term used in mineralogy to describe crystalline formations with a fibrous and silky appearance. In medical histology, it describes a rare form of cartilage degeneration (amiantoid degeneration), characterized by the appearance of dense bundles of thick collagen fibers that mimic the structure of asbestos.
• Ankylotomy — A historical surgical intervention or reconstructive technique consisting of the sectioning of fibrous bridges, retracted ligaments, calcified joint capsules, or rigid tendons, performed to release a pathologically locked joint and partially or fully restore its functional mobility.
• Anulus — A ring-shaped anatomical structure consisting of dense fibrous or connective tissue; a term used in medicine especially to designate the supporting base of a cardiac valve (anulus fibrosus) or the peripheral portion of an intervertebral disc.
• Arthrolysis — Surgical intervention consisting of the sectioning or destruction of fibrous adhesions, pathological scars, or retracted capsules within a joint, aiming to restore mobility lost due to ankylosis or prolonged immobilization. This joint release procedure can be performed either through a classic open approach or arthroscopically, and must be followed by an intensive functional rehabilitation program.
• Stringy — Containing many threads, long, tough, and resistant fibers that are difficult to chew or separate; fibrous, filamentous. In botany and culinary terms, it describes vegetables or fruits that have passed their optimal maturity and developed woody filaments. Figuratively, it characterizes a lean person with dense, fibrous muscles, or behaviorally, a stubborn, rigid, difficult individual.
• Asbestos — A generic name given to a group of naturally occurring silicate minerals with a fibrous structure, remarkable for their absolute resistance to fire, acids, and mechanical tension, as well as for their thermal and electrical insulating properties. Intensively used in the past in the construction materials industry (asbestos-cement sheets, insulation), its modern use is strictly prohibited or severely restricted structurally from a medical standpoint, as the inhalation of microscopic fibers is highly toxic, causing asbestosis and severe lung diseases.