fibrous tubercle
n.
A tubercle in which fibroblasts proliferate about the periphery, eventually forming a rim or wall of cellular fibrous tissue or collagenous material.
Nearby words
fibrous goiter, fibrous joint, fibrous membrane, fibrous root, fibrous tissue, fibrous tubercle, fibrously, fibrovascular, fibrovascular bundle, fibula, fibular artery
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