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单词 fibrosis
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Definition of fibrosis in English:

fibrosis

noun fʌɪˈbrəʊsɪsfaɪˈbroʊsəs
mass nounMedicine
  • The thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nonneoplastic liver showed mild fibrosis without signs of cirrhosis or hepatitis.
    • Fine crackles are heard with pulmonary edema, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis.
    • Asbestosis is the interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers.
    • Most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease do not progress to advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis.
    • If infection and inflammation continue, fibrosis, or tissue scarring, occurs.

Derivatives

  • fibrotic

  • adjectivefʌɪˈbrɒtɪk
    Medicine
    • Histologic examination shows folded and fibrotic visceral pleura with atelectasis and variable amounts of chronic inflammation in the adjacent lung parenchyma.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The persistence of the myofibroblastic phenotype in the areas of active fibrosis is a characteristic finding in fibrotic lung disease.
      • For the analysis of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis, the fibrotic responses of the lung were scored as previously reported.
      • Oral submucous fibrosis is a pre-malignant fibrotic condition of the mouth that exhibits excessive collagen production.
      • We investigated the prognostic factors for fibrotic interstitial pneumonia.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin fibra (see fibre) + -osis.

 
 

Definition of fibrosis in US English:

fibrosis

nounfīˈbrōsəsfaɪˈbroʊsəs
Medicine
  • The thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nonneoplastic liver showed mild fibrosis without signs of cirrhosis or hepatitis.
    • Fine crackles are heard with pulmonary edema, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis.
    • If infection and inflammation continue, fibrosis, or tissue scarring, occurs.
    • Asbestosis is the interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers.
    • Most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease do not progress to advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin fibra (see fiber) + -osis.

 
 
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