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noun
The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pathology
Narrower terms: cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis, myelofibrosis
History
From fibro- + -osis.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
