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friable
[fri´ah-b'l]easily pulverized or crumbled.
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fri·a·ble
(frī'ă-bĕl),1. Easily reduced to powder.
2. In bacteriology, denoting a dry and brittle culture falling into powder when touched or shaken.
[L. friabilis, fr. frio, to crumble]
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fri·a·ble
(frī'ă-bĕl)1. Said of tissue that readily tears, fragments, or bleeds when gently palpated or manipulated.
2. Easily reduced to powder.
3. bacteriology Denoting a dry and brittle culture falling into powder when touched or shaken.
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friable
Crumbly or brittle.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
fri·a·ble
(frī'ă-bĕl)1. Said of tissue that readily tears, fragments, or bleeds when gently palpated or manipulated.
2. Easily reduced to powder.
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