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fibroplasia

[ fahy-bruh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. the formation of fibrous tissue.


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Other Words From

  • fi·bro·plas·tic [fahy-br, uh, -, plas, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fibroplasia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1925–30; fibro-, -plasia
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Example Sentences

A quick scan of the paper tells me it’s a definitive history of retrolental fibroplasia and it gives a full report on what was known about the disease to date, as well as some speculation as to its cause.

But I can’t shake the question on my mind about retrolental fibroplasia.

Retrolental fibroplasia is now called retinopathy of prematurity, or ROP, and contrary to what you might think, definitely contrary to what I thought, it's still a problem.

On that CV I also see a lot of references to something called retrolental fibroplasia.

Terry is the one who gave retrolental fibroplasia its name.

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