See Also: Fibrosis(health)
fibrosis(medicine)
Fibrosis(law)
fibrosis(dictionary)
Symmers' fibrosis(medicine)
Fibrosis, radiation(health)
cystic fibrosis(dictionary)
pulmonary fibrosis(medicine)
leptomeningeal fibrosis(medicine)
endomyocardial fibrosis(medicine)

Fibrosis (health)


The presence of scar tissue or collagen fibers in any tissue. In the liver, fibrosis or scarring of the liver damages the architecture and thus the functionality of the organ. Fibrosis, combined with the liver’s ability to regenerate, causes cirrhosis (regeneration within the scar tissue).