fibrosis

/faɪˈbroʊsəs/

Definitions of fibrosis

1. noun

   development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
   types:

   CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis

   the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known

   myelofibrosis

   fibrosis of the bone marrow

   type of:

   pathology

   any deviation from a healthy or normal condition