fibrosis

English

Etymology

fibro- +‎ -osis

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /faɪˈbɹoʊsɪs/

Noun

fibrosis (countable and uncountable, plural fibroses)

(medicine) The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.

Derived terms

Translations

formation of connective tissue

Catalan: fibrosi f
Czech: fibróza f
Finnish: fibroosi
French: fibrose (fr) f
German: Fibrose f
Italian: fibrosi (it) f
Portuguese: fibrose f
Spanish: fibrosis (es) f

See also

alanine aminotransferase

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈbɾosis/ [fiˈβ̞ɾo.sis]
Rhymes: -osis
Syllabification: fi‧bro‧sis

Noun

fibrosis f (uncountable)

(medicine) fibrosis

Derived terms

Further reading

“fibrosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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