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Definition of Fibrous tissue
1. Noun. Tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants.
Medical Definition of Fibrous tissue
1. Although most connective tissue has fibrillar elements, the term usually refers to tissue laid down at a wound site well vascularised at first (granulation tissue) but later avascular and dominated by collagen rich extracellular matrix, forming a scar. Excessive contraction and hyperplasia leads to formation of a keloid. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)