fibrosis

fi·bro·sis

 (fī-brō′sĭs)

n.

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

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fi·brot′ic (-brŏt′ĭk) adj.

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fibrosis

(faɪˈbrəʊsɪs)

n

(Pathology) the formation of an abnormal amount of fibrous tissue in an organ or part as the result of inflammation, irritation, or healing

fibrotic adj

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fi•bro•sis

(faɪˈbroʊ sɪs)

n.

the development in an organ of excess fibrous connective tissue.

[1870–75]

fi•brot′ic (-ˈbrɒt ɪk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

fibrosis

[faɪˈbrəʊsɪs] n → fibrosi f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fi·bro·sis

n. fibrosis, formación anormal de tejido fibroso;

diffuse interstitial pulmonary ___ → ___ intersticial del pulmón;

proliferative ___ → ___ proliferativa;

retroperineal ___ → ___ retroperineal.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

fibrosis

n fibrosis f; idiopathic pulmonary — fibrosis pulmonar idiopática; nephrogenic systemic — fibrosis sistémica nefrogénica

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