CORPS FIBREUX
\kˈɔː fˈa͡ɪbrjuː], \kˈɔː fˈaɪbrjuː], \k_ˈɔː f_ˈaɪ_b_r_j_uː]\
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Corpora Fibrosa. Bayle has given this name to adventitious fibrous productions of a round shape, more or less adherent, and sometimes having a pedicle, which form in certain parts of the body, particularly in the substance of the uterus.
By Robley Dunglison
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