fibroatrophic

English

Etymology

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, volume 8, DOI:10.1159/000438786:
      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 ].
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