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DictionaryfibrosisTissue scarring
noun

fibrosis

fy-BROH-sis/faɪbrˈoʊsʌs/

Thickening or scarring of tissue caused by excess fibrous connective tissue.

Pale scar tissue on the model illustrates fibrosis of the liver.

Clean educational model of a liver with pale scar tissue bands, non-graphic.
Etymology
fibrLatinfiber, filament
+osisGreekstate, disease condition

Fibra supplies the idea of fibers, while -osis marks a medical condition. The compound names fibrous growth in an organ—the tissue change described as thickening or scarring.

In context

Osmosis from Elsevier2:42
Initially these inflammatory changes are completely reversible, but over the years irreversible changes start to take place—edema, scarring, and fibrosis build up
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More examples

  • Researchers study how inflammation can lead to fibrosis.
  • The disease causes progressive fibrosis of the lungs.
  • The report measures the extent of fibrosis in the sample.

Forms

fibrosis