fibrocollagenous
/ˌfaɪbɹoʊkəˈlæd͡ʒɪnəs/
fibrocollagenous adjective: comprising fibrous and collagenous components or substances; made up of fibers and collagen.
Adjective
fibrocollagenous (comparative more fibrocollagenous, superlative most fibrocollagenous)
- Comprising fibrous and collagenous components or substances; made up of fibers and collagen.
- A 46 year old man with longstanding type 1 diabetes developed major weight loss and marked deterioration in diabetic control. He had been persistently injecting insulin into areas of abdominal lipohypertrophy within which hard collagenised fibrous tissue nodules had developed. Injecting insulin at...2004, Wallymahmed ME, Littler P, Clegg C, Haqqani MT, Macfarlane IA, “Nodules of fibrocollagenous scar tissue induced by subcutaneous insulin injections: a cause of poor diabetic control”, in...
Forms of fibrocollagenous
| comparative | more fibrocollagenous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fibrocollagenous |
Origin of fibrocollagenous
From fibro- + collagenous.
Questions about fibrocollagenous
- What does fibrocollagenous mean?
- Fibrocollagenous means comprising fibrous and collagenous components or substances; made up of fibers and collagen.
- What part of speech is fibrocollagenous?
- Fibrocollagenous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fibrocollagenous?
- Fibrocollagenous is pronounced /ˌfaɪbɹoʊkəˈlæd͡ʒɪnəs/.
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