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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formation of excessive fibrous tissue, as in a reparative or reactive process.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, the development in an organ of a substance of fibrous texture.
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- noun medicine The formation of excess
fibrous connective tissue in anorgan
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- noun development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
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Examples
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A decline in the observed incidence of cystic fibrosis is due to prenatal testing.
ProWomanProLife » No more need to raise funds? But not because we found a cure 2009
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In addition, a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist with specialized training in cystic fibrosis is available 24 hours a day.
Clinical Services 2010
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Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common monogenic disease and was chosen for gene-targeting studies by Smithies and his co-workers [53, 54].
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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The new “DNA fingerprint” test of a cell can spot from a genetic signature that a condition, such as cystic fibrosis, is present, the scientists behind it say.
Think Progress » Court expands review of ‘partial birth’ abortion. 2006
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"Affecting 30,000 people in the United States alone," The Sun reports, "cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that can clog the lungs and damage the pancreas, interfering with the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
Outlook for people with cystic fibrosis improving BA Haller 2008
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As the stem cells that regenerate these cells start to slow down, the renewal process lags, and the lungs scar a process called fibrosis and become resistant to air exchange.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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CHETRY: So, this does allows you to, in some cases, really circumvent what could be a lifetime of pain for a family if they have a child who eventually gets something as devastating as cystic fibrosis, which is genetic.
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As the stem cells that regenerate these cells start to slow down, the renewal process lags, and the lungs scar a process called fibrosis and become resistant to air exchange.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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As the stem cells that regenerate these cells start to slow down, the renewal process lags, and the lungs scar a process called fibrosis and become resistant to air exchange.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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These results offer a surprising counterpoint to recent suggestions that prolonged, intense endurance training over many years can leave signs of "fibrosis" - scarring - on the heart.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Alex Hutchinson 2011
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