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collagen fiber

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collagen fiber or collagenous fiber
n.
An individual scleroprotein fiber composed of fibrils and usually arranged in branching bundles of indefinite length. Also called white fiber.


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These microtears may represent collagen fiber rupture and disruption of collagen fiber packaging within individual fascicles that weaken the tendon's ability to resist tensile loads.
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And similar to a rubber band, the more the collagen fibers are stretched, the farther the tongue can reach.
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Although the epidermis and papillary dermis are generally Unaffected, deep in the dermis are thick, tightly packed collagen fibers randomly oriented in irregular sheets (figure 1).
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