Fibrous Tissue

Definition: Fibrous Tissue

Fibrous Tissue

Noun

1. Tissue consisting or or containing fibers in both animals and plants.

Crosswords: Fibrous Tissue

English words defined with "fibrous tissue": areolar tissue ♦ cartilage bone, collagen ♦ dermatosclerosis ♦ facia, fascia, fibrocalcific, Fibroid, Fibroid phthists, fibroid tumor, fibrosis, fibrous dysplasia of bone ♦ ligament ♦ malignant neuroma ♦ neurosarcoma ♦ osteoblastoma ♦ Perichondrium, psammoma ♦ reolar tissue ♦ sand tumor, scleroderma ♦ trabecula ♦ Urachus. (references)

Specialty definitions using "fibrous tissue": Brenner Tumor, Brinton's disease, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Bursa of Fabricius ♦ coal-black fibrous rotten humus ♦ Dental Sac, Diabetic Retinopathy ♦ Extracellular Matrix Proteins ♦ Fibrocystic Disease of Breast, fibrosarcoma ♦ leather-bottle stomach, Ligaments, linitis, linitis plastica, lung fibrosis ♦ Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial, Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue ♦ Penile Induration, Periodontal Ligament, pleural plaque ♦ renal capsule, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis ♦ soft tissue, soft tissue sarcoma ♦ Tendon Injuries, Thyroglossal Cyst. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Fibrous Tissue

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In cases that persist for years, the plaque undergoes fibrosis, or formation of tough fibrous tissue, and even calcification, or formation of calcium deposits. (references)
		Reddish spots or bumps called facial angiofibromas (also called adenoma sebaceum), which appear on the face (sometimes resembling acne) and consist of blood vessels and fibrous tissue. (references)
		These include formation of fibrous tissue in the connective tissue of the lung and around the alveoli, blockage of airflow due to inflammation in the bronchioles, pulmonary emphysema (enlargement or destruction of alveoli), pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lung arteries), pneumothorax (accumulation of air in the spaces around the lung), patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary infections, bronchial hyperreactivity, and small airway disease. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fibrous Tissue

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
fibrous tissue	4
breast fibrous tissue	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Fibrous Tissue

Language		Translations for "fibrous tissue"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		transformation fibreuse d'un tissu (fibrosis, fibrous tissue formation). (various references)

Italian		aumento delle connessioni di un tessuto/organo (fibrosis, fibrous tissue formation). (various references)

Pig Latin		ibrousfay issuetay

Portuguese		aumento anormal do tecido conjuntivo (fibrosis, fibrous tissue formation). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Fibrous Tissue

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-f-i-i-o-r-s-s-s-t-u-u"
	-3 letters: bistouries, bursitises.
	-4 letters: brutifies, ossifiers, russifies.
	-5 letters: bossiest, bursitis, bustiers, fibroses, fibrosis, fissures, fubsiest, fussiest, ossifier, ossifies, outfires, soubises, suberous, subsites, surfeits, surfiest, tuberous, tussores.
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