FILAMENTOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does filamentous mean? 

• FILAMENTOUS (adjective)
  The adjective FILAMENTOUS has 1 sense:

1. thin in diameter; resembling a thread

  Familiarity information: FILAMENTOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FILAMENTOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin in diameter; resembling a thread

Synonyms:

filamentlike; filamentous; filiform; threadlike; thready

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

Derivation:

filament (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)

 Context examples 

The filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis.

(Hair, NCI Thesaurus)

A family of filamentous viruses with helical capsids and glycoprotein projections on their surface.

(Filoviridae, NCI Thesaurus)

Filamentous fungi refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies (mushrooms and molds).

(Fungus, NCI Thesaurus)

The finest filamentous element of the cytoskeleton, having a diameter of about 5 nm and consisting primarily of actin.

(Actin Filament, NCI Thesaurus)

Any component of the filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis.

(Hair Part, NCI Thesaurus)

An acquired or hereditary chronic inflammatory disorder of the muscles characterized by the morphologic finding of vacuoles and filamentous inclusions in the muscle tissues.

(Inclusion Body Myositis, NCI Thesaurus)

The mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus.

(Mycelium, Food and Drug Administration)

This protein is involved in binding to and stabilization of filamentous actin.

(Caldesmon, NCI Thesaurus)

Most are filamentous organisms and produce spores that can be air-, water-, or insect-borne.

(Mold, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of long filamentous gram-negative anaerobic rod bacteria in the Fusobacteriaceae family; sometimes associated with oral or urogenital infections.

(Leptotrichia, NCI Thesaurus)