fibrosis

fi·bro·sis  (f-brss)

n.

The formation of excessive fibrous tissue, as in a reparative or reactive process.

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fi·brotic (-brtk) adj.

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fibrosis [fibe-roh-siss]

Noun

the formation of an abnormal amount of fibrous tissue

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Noun

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fibrosis - development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis, CF - the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition myelofibrosis - fibrosis of the bone marrow