"fibrosis" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
subtypes:
- cf, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis - the most common hereditary 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
is a part of: pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles