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Definition of Fibrosis
1. Noun. Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ.
Specialized synonyms: Cf, Cystic Fibrosis, Fibrocystic Disease Of The Pancreas, Mucoviscidosis, Pancreatic Fibrosis, Myelofibrosis
Generic synonyms: Pathology
Definition of Fibrosis
1. Noun. (medicine) The formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fibrosis
1. the development of excess fibrous tissue in a bodily organ [n -BROSES] : FIBROTIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Fibrosis
1. The formation of fibrous tissue, fibroid or fibrous degeneration This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibrosis
Literary usage of Fibrosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Pulmonary sections were graded without knowledge of the patient's group for
peribronchiolar fibrosis, other types of fibrosis, emphysema, ..."
2. Diseases of the chest and the principles of physical diagnosis by George William Norris, Henry Robert Murray Landis, Edward Bell Krumbhaar (1920)
"PULMONARY fibrosis fibrosis of the lungs is of interest because of the similar
... While the etiologies and pathological features of pulmonary fibrosis are ..."
3. Control of Tobacco-Related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"Mawa chewing and oral submucous fibrosis in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, ... Recently,
there has been an increased occurrence of submucous fibrosis in this area. ..."
4. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"Frequency of differentiation 86 Frequency of lymphocytic infiltration 57 Frequency
of fibrosis 75 Frequency of hyalinization 2 Frequency of differentiation ..."
5. The Thyroid Gland by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, George Washington Crile (1922)
"EXHAUSTION, ATROPHY, AND fibrosis (Fig. 4, E) After the gland has become hypertrophic
... Indeed, the fibrosis may have its origin in the repeated cycles of ..."
6. A Manual of general pathology for students by Sidney Martin (1903)
"fibrosis.—This, when it affects certain organs, such as the liver and kidney, is
called cirrhosis. When it affects the nervous system it is called sclerosis ..."
7. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"REMARKS UPON VASCULAR SPASM AND fibrosis. The third type is represented by the
following cases: A man of 57 years, an iron-master by occupation, ..."
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