Definitions
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- noun An
inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of formingcollagen
Etymologies
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From fibro- + -cyte
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Examples
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Using this system, the investigators examined whether direct administration of stem cells into the inner ear could restore the cochlear fibrocyte population and aid hearing recovery.
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Once the fibroblast is fully mature, displayed by being completely surrounded by the matrix, it is called a fibrocyte.
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Once the fibroblast is fully mature, displayed by being completely surrounded by the matrix, it is called a fibrocyte.
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Ph. D., of the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center led the research team that discovered the fibrocyte link to Graves 'eye disease.
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