Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by the presence of both connective and muscular tissue: applied to tumors.
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- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to both
fibrous andmuscular tissue
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Examples
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A few months later, the patient read about a disease called fibromuscular dysplasia FMD, an unusual disorder in which the walls of arteries narrow and limit blood flow to essential organs - usually the kidneys or brain.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2012
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So can diseases such as FMD, or fibromuscular dysplasia, and Marfan syndrome, which cause a range of problems throughout the body.
Stricken Senator Makes Progress Thomas M. Burton 2012
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The odd growth of the artery wall suggested the presence of a disease called FMD, or fibromuscular dysplasia, the examiner concluded.
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It is a strong, fibromuscular canal, lined with mucous membrane.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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The vertex of the bladder is joined to the umbilicus by the remains of the urachus which forms the middle umbilical ligament, a fibromuscular cord, broad at its attachment to the bladder but narrowing as it ascends.
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The fibromuscular coat (tunica muscularis vesicæ felleæ), a thin but strong layer forming the frame-work of the sac, consists of dense fibrous tissue, which interlaces in all directions, and is mixed with plain muscular fibers, disposed chiefly in a longitudinal direction, a few running transversely.
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The gall-bladder consists of three coats: serous, fibromuscular, and mucous.
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Between the termination of the vertebral column and the anus, the two Pubococcygei muscles come together and form a thick, fibromuscular layer lying on the raphé formed by the Iliococcygei (Peter Thompson).
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There are cases on record in which the rectum communicated with the anus solely by a fibromuscular cord.
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There are cases on record in which the rectum communicated with the anus solely by a fibromuscular cord.
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