Meaning & use
fibrosis
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The thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury, inflammation, or disease.
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Chronic inflammation of the lungs can eventually lead to fibrosis.
The biopsy revealed early signs of liver fibrosis.
A note on using this word
Cystic fibrosis, a well-known genetic disease, takes its name from the fibrous scarring that occurs in the pancreas.
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