Fibroplasia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing) countable, uncountable

    "The important relationship between arterial blood oxygen (PO²^([sic])), the respiratory distress syndrome, and retrolental fibroplasia is now well established."

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"The important relationship between arterial blood oxygen (PO²^([sic])), the respiratory distress syndrome, and retrolental fibroplasia is now well established."

Etymology

From fibro- + -plasia.

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