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.

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Words nearby fibrous tubercle

fibrous goiter, fibrous joint, fibrous membrane, fibrous root, fibrous tissue, fibrous tubercle, fibrovascular, fibrovascular bundle, fibula, fibular artery, fibular nerve
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