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单词 fibrosis
释义

fibrosis

[ fahy-broh-sis ]
/ faɪˈbroʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

the development in an organ of excess fibrous connective tissue.

Origin of fibrosis

First recorded in 1870–75; fibr- + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM fibrosis

fi·brot·ic [fahy-brot-ik], /faɪˈbrɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby fibrosis

fibroplasia, fibroreticulate, fibrosarcoma, fibroserous, fibrosing adenosis, fibrosis, fibrositic headache, fibrositis, fibrothorax, fibrous, fibrous ankylosis
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Example sentences from the Web for fibrosis

  • And now with continued degeneration of the medial muscle in those muscular arteries, fibrosis of the media may also show itself.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Intimal fibrosis is common, together with hypertrophy and fibrosis of the middle coat.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for fibrosis

fibrosis
/ (faɪˈbrəʊsɪs) /

noun

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

Derived forms of fibrosis

fibrotic (faɪˈbrɒtɪk), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fibrosis

fibrosis
[ fī-brōsĭs ]

n.

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

Other words from fibrosis

fi•brotic (-brŏtĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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