fibroses
Scar tissue forms
Fibroses is the plural of fibrosis, the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue.
Various fibroses affect different parts of the body: pulmonary fibrosis scars the lungs, hepatic fibrosis damages the liver.
The patient showed evidence of multiple fibroses affecting both lungs and kidneys.
Overgrown scar tissue
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
- cicatrixHealed wound tissue
- cicatrizationScar tissue formation
collagen · wound · trauma · burns · surgical · postoperative · encapsulation · thickening
Collagen-producing connective tissue cells
- collagenStructural body protein
- extracellularOutside the cell membrane
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
inflammation · remodeling · proliferation · connective · sclerosis · cirrhosis · pulmonary · restrictive
Reduced bodily defense activation
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
rehabilitation · monitoring · clinical · trials · disease-modifying · palliative · oxygen · pulmonary
Supportive tissue framework
- parenchymaFunctional tissue of organs
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
ligaments · cartilage · elastin · structural · integrity · architecture · deposition · accumulation
keloid
Overgrown scar tissue
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
- cicatrixHealed wound tissue
cicatrization · collagen · wound · trauma · burns · surgical · postoperative · encapsulation · thickening · hardening
fibroblasts
Collagen-producing connective tissue cells
- collagenStructural body protein
- extracellularOutside the cell membrane
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
interstitial · inflammation · remodeling · proliferation · connective · sclerosis · cirrhosis · pulmonary · restrictive · hepatic
immunosuppression
Reduced bodily defense activation
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
transplant · rehabilitation · monitoring · clinical · trials · disease-modifying · palliative · oxygen · pulmonary · supportive
stroma
Supportive tissue framework
- parenchymaFunctional tissue of organs
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
tendons · ligaments · cartilage · elastin · structural · integrity · architecture · deposition · accumulation · replacement
fibrosesregenerates
Reforms lost parts
heals · repairs · resolves · remodels · rejuvenates
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus