Definition of Fibroblast

1. Noun. A cell from which connective tissue develops.

Generic synonyms: Embryonic Cell, Formative Cell

Definition of Fibroblast

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fibroblast

1. Resident cell of connective tissue, mesodermally derived, that secretes fibrillar procollagen, fibronectin and collagenase. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibroblast

fibrin degradation products
fibrin destabilase
fibrin fibrinogen degradation products
fibrin foam
fibrin thrombus
fibrin tissue adhesive
fibrists
fibro
fibro-
fibro-osteoma
fibroadenoma
fibroadenoma
fibroadipose
fibroareolar
fibroblast (current term)
fibroblast (current term)
fibroblastic
fibroblastic
fibroblasts
fibroblasts
fibroblast growth factor
fibroblast growth factor receptor
fibroblast growth factor receptor-like embryonic kinase
fibroblast interferon
fibrocalcific
fibrocarcinoma
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous

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