fibroplasia

[ fahy-bruh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the formation of fibrous tissue.

Other Words From

• fi·bro·plas·tic [fahy-br, uh, -, plas, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibroplasia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1925–30; fibro-, -plasia