fibroplastic

fi·bro·pla·sia

[fahy-bruh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
noun Medicine/Medical.
the formation of fibrous tissue.

Origin:
1925–30; < Neo-Latin; see fibro-, -plasia

fi·bro·plas·tic [fahy-bruh-plas-tik] , adjective
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fibroplasia fi·bro·pla·sia (fī'brə-plā'zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.
The formation of fibrous tissue, as normally occurs in the healing of wounds.


fi'bro·plas'tic (-plās'tĭk) adj.

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