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fibrous tissue

fibrous tissue

1 4.2
A mass of fibers that supports and connects body parts in animals or plants
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪbrəs ˈtɪʃu/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tejido fibroso
  • The limbs and body wall are wrapped in a tough membrane of fibrous tissue called the deep fascia.
  • dense fibrous tissue
  • fibrous tissue and new bone

Examples

  • Following an intense initial inflammatory reaction, the lesion will form fibrous tissue over a period of several weeks to months.

    Academic text (1998)

  • During the resolving stage, the hair follicle is completely destroyed and inflammatory cells are replaced by fibrous tissue leading to scar formation.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In some areas, this fibrous tissue was quite acellular.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The absence of compression or tension promotes the development of fibrous tissue.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The cartilaginous foci are surrounded by dense fibrous tissue.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Keloids are the result of an overgrowth of dense fibrous tissue that usually develops after the healing of a skin injury.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The fibrous tissue that had obliterated the canal at the bony cartilaginous junction was removed.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The footplate of the stapes was absent, and the vestibule was sealed off from the middle ear by fibrous tissue.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Fibrous dysplasia is a disorder of unknown etiology in which normal bone is slowly replaced by abnormal fibrous tissue and irregularly arranged bony trabeculae.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Keloids are the result of an overgrowth of dense fibrous tissue that usually develops after the healing of a skin injury.

Synonyms

connective tissue
vsfibrous tissue
  • Specialized
4 4.3

Tissue that supports and joins parts of the body like tendons and ligaments

is broader, naming any animal or plant tissue that contains fibers

How Fibrous

fibrosis
  • Specialized
20 7.0
scar tissue
22 3.5
fibrous tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Surface Forms

fibrous tissue singular
fibrous tissues plural

Morphology

fibrous + tissue

The phrase is a straightforward adjectival modifier: 'fibrous' (having fibers) applied to 'tissue' (a group of cells), so the meaning 'tissue composed of or containing fibers' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional structure is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE despite its technical register.

Etymology

Fibrous tissue comes from the plain picture of many tiny thread-like parts: fibrous (made of small 'fibers') and tissue (soft body material). These fibers join together like threads in cloth or rope to hold and support organs, so the phrase means tissue made of fibers that supports or connects other body parts.