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fibrosis

Pronunciation: /fʌɪˈbrəʊsɪs/
Definition of fibrosis

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury.

Derivatives

fibrotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈbrɒtɪk/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from Latin fibra (see fibre) + -osis

fibrosis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fibrosis in the US English dictionary