fibroatrophic

English

Etymology

From fibro- +‎ atrophic.

Adjective

fibroatrophic (not comparable)

1. (pathology) Involving fibrosis and atrophy
   • 2015 August 5, Luke Nicholls, Peter Gorayski, Jennifer Harvey, “Osteoradionecrosis of the Ribs following Breast Radiotherapy”, in Case Reports in Oncology‎^[1], volume 8, →DOI:

     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 ].

Related terms

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