Synonyms for fibrosis
faɪˈbroʊ sɪsfi·bro·sis

Princeton's WordNet

1. fibrosisnoun

   development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

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1. Walter Koch:

   We saw active reversal of ventricular function, reverse remodeling, heart chambers actually got smaller and more muscular, and stoppage of fibrosis that limits the stiffness of the heart.

2. Michael Weyant:

   As the only hospital in our region able to provide lung transplants, University of Colorado Hospital is able to care for Cystic Fibrosis patients throughout the full course of this devastating disease, we perform a large number of lung transplants and liver transplants each year, but combining the two transplants into the same surgery is rare, and this will enable the patient to recover more quickly and get back to his life.

3. Channan Petrides:

   Cystic fibrosis feels like having a plastic bag over your head and breathing through a straw, so a lot of patients who have transplants have to learn to breathe again because they aren’t used to taking in that much air.

4. United States:

   Insurance status in the US is a complex construct and may reflect a combination of other unmeasured factors such as socioeconomic status, the impact of United States health insurance/health care policy and survival in US( cystic fibrosis) patients needs further targeted study in order to make definitive conclusions.

5. Saju Mathew:

   So, if a 17-year -old has severe asthma, maybe cystic fibrosis, or some kind of underlying pulmonary condition especially, I would hands-down recommend a booster shot, but I'm not comfortable giving a universal, broad recommendation for all adolescents at this point, until we have enough data.