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friable

[fri´ah-b'l]

easily pulverized or crumbled.

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]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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