Which term literally means resembling fibers?

• A. Fibroid
• B. Fibroblast
• C. Fibrinogen
• D. Fibrinolysis

Answer: (A)

Fibroid literally means resembling fibers because the root fib- refers to fiber and the suffix -oid means “resembling” or “like.” So it describes something that looks like fibers, which is exactly what the term conveys.

Fibroblast is a cell type—fibro- plus -blast indicates a cell that forms fibers, not a description of resemblance. Fibrinogen is a plasma protein that becomes fibrin in clotting; -gen indicates origin or production, not likeness. Fibrinolysis refers to the breakdown of fibrin, with -lysis meaning dissolution, again not about resemblance.