FIBROSIS

fibrosis

(noun) development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fibrosis (countable and uncountable, plural fibroses)

(medicine) The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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