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🩹 Tissue formation ⚠️ Excess tissue growth
fibroplasia

fibroplasia

9.9
Too much growth of thick tissue that makes scars and stops organs working well
  • noun
  • /ˌfaɪbroʊˈpleɪziə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fibroplasia patológica
  • The doctor explained that fibroplasia can lead to scarring and affect organ function if left untreated.

Examples

  • A large number of babies who were incubated developed retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), now referred to as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and many became blind or had severe low vision.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In 1942, retrolental fibroplasia was established on the medical horizon as a new disease of premature infants.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Patients with fibroplasia often experience impaired function of affected organs due to excessive fibrous tissue buildup.

  • Understanding fibroplasia is crucial, as it indicates the abnormal formation of fibrous tissue that can result in serious health issues.

Synonyms

fibrosis
vsfibroplasia
  • Specialized
20 7.0

Extra scar-like tissue that grows in an organ like the lungs and liver after injury or ongoing inflammation

focuses on abnormal tissue formation that causes scarring and impaired organ function

How Fibrous

fibrosis
  • Specialized
20 7.0
fibroplasia
  • Specialized
9.9
scar
427 1.0
normal
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fibroplasia singular
fibroplasias plural

Morphology

fibroplasia = fibro + plas + ia

This is a technical medical formation from combining forms, and an average B1 learner is unlikely to infer the specialized meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Fibroplasia comes from fibro- ('fiber') and -plasia ('forming'), so it means the forming of fibrous tissue and shows why, when this forming happens too much, it can cause scarring or problems in an organ.