fibrosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce fibrosis in British English:
UK [faɪ'brəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce fibrosis in American English:
US [faɪ'broʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
Word Origin
- fibrosis (n.)
- "fibrous growth or development in an organ," 1871, a Modern Latin hybrid, from Latin fibra "a fiber, filament" (see fiber) + Greek suffix -osis.
Example
- 1. It is even possible he had undiagnosed cystic fibrosis .
- 2. Other charities have followed the cystic fibrosis foundation 's lead .
- 3. After a dose of bleomycin , the peptide also curtailed lung fibrosis in the animals .
- 4. So far , no drugs to stop or reverse fibrosis have won approval in the united states .
- 5. A few diseases , such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia , are caused by a single snp .