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fibroatrophic

fibroatrophic adjective: involving fibrosis and atrophy.

Adjective

fibroatrophic (not comparable)

  1. Involving fibrosis and atrophy
    • The RT-induced fibroatrophic process, initiated by chronic inflammation and potentiated by tumour necrosis factor-α has been proposed as the biologic explanation for ORN [ 10 ].2015 August 5, Luke Nicholls, Peter Gorayski, Jennifer Harvey, “Osteoradionecrosis of the Ribs following Breast Radiotherapy”, in Case Reports in Oncology, volume 8, →DOI

Origin of fibroatrophic

From fibro- + atrophic.

Questions about fibroatrophic

What does fibroatrophic mean?
Fibroatrophic means involving fibrosis and atrophy.
What part of speech is fibroatrophic?
Fibroatrophic is an adjective.

Words near fibroatrophic in the dictionary

  1. fibroatheromas
  2. fibroatheromata
  3. fibroatheromatic
  4. fibroatheromatous
  5. fibroatherotic
  6. fibroatrophic
  7. fibroatrophy
  8. fibroblast
  9. fibroblastic
  10. fibroblastoid
  11. fibroblastoma

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