fibrosis
English Thesaurus
1. development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | any deviation from a healthy or normal condition (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cf, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | myelofibrosis, |
| definition | : | fibrosis of the bone marrow (noun.state) |
| part meronym | : | pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis, |
| definition | : | chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles (noun.state) |
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