fibrosis
Organ tissue hardening
Fibrosis is the thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury or disease.
The body produces excess fibrous tissue as part of a repair process, but this can impair organ function: pulmonary fibrosis, liver fibrosis, cystic fibrosis.
The condition may be localized or progressive.
Overgrown scar tissue
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- cicatrixHealed wound tissue
- wound healingRestoration after injury
skin tightening · disfigurement · burn scar · surgical scar · scar tissue · dermabrasion · laser therapy
Structural body protein
- fibroblastsCollagen-producing connective tissue cells
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
proliferation · deposition · remodeling · stiffness · connective tissue · chronic inflammation · wound healing · activation
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepaticRelating to liver
- biliaryConcerning bile production
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
NAFLD · jaundice · encephalopathy · liver biopsy · transplant · alcohol-related · hemochromatosis · cholangitis
Relating to small gaps
- lung functionBreathing ability measurement
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- spirometryLung airflow assessment
oxygen therapy · restrictive · honeycombing · ground-glass · ventilation · respiratory failure · pneumonitis · pulmonologist
Of heart muscle
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- heart failureInadequate blood pumping condition
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
ischemic · sudden death · pacemaker · conduction · troponin · echocardiogram
Below the skin
- lymphedemaSwelling from obstructed drainage
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- brachytherapyLocalized implanted radiation oncology
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
keloid
Overgrown scar tissue
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- cicatrixHealed wound tissue
wound healing · skin tightening · disfigurement · burn scar · surgical scar · scar tissue · dermabrasion · laser therapy
collagen
Structural body protein
- fibroblastsCollagen-producing connective tissue cells
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation
inflammation · proliferation · deposition · remodeling · stiffness · connective tissue · chronic inflammation · wound healing · activation · histology
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
hepatitis · NAFLD · jaundice · encephalopathy · liver biopsy · transplant · alcohol-related · hemochromatosis · cholangitis
interstitial
Relating to small gaps
- lung functionBreathing ability measurement
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
spirometry · oxygen therapy · restrictive · honeycombing · ground-glass · ventilation · respiratory failure · pneumonitis · pulmonologist · lung transplant
myocardial
Of heart muscle
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- heart failureInadequate blood pumping condition
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
hypertrophy · ischemic · sudden death · pacemaker · conduction · troponin · echocardiogram
subcutaneous
Below the skin
- lymphedemaSwelling from obstructed drainage
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- brachytherapyLocalized implanted radiation oncology
- liver anatomyliver, left lobe, lobule, hepatocyte, sinusoid
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- disordersADHD, disorder, anxiety, dysfunction, autism
fibrosistissue regeneration
Biological self-repair of damage
atrophy · resorption · resolution · necrosis · lysis
fibrosisregeneration
Biological self-repair process
tissue regeneration · resolution · restitution · remodeling · tissue repair
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
fiber, fibrous, fibril, fibrin, fibroid, fibroma, fibrillation, fibromyalgia