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fibrosis

DEFINITIONS OF: fibrosis

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n 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
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