fibrous tissue
11fibrous dysplasia — a developmental abnormality in which changes occur in bony tissue. Trabecular bone is replaced by fibrous tissue, resulting in aching and a tendency to pathological fracture. In monostotic fibrous dysplasia one bone is affected; polyostotic… …
12Fibrous rings of heart — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = anulus fibrosus dexter cordis, anulus fibrosus sinister cordis GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 536 Caption = Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = a 50 DorlandsSuf = 12143716… …
13tissue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gauze, fabric, web, net, mesh; membrane, cartilage, muscle; tissue or crepe paper; structure. See crossing, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A network] Syn. web, mesh, filigree, crossing, parcel,… …
14Fibrous trigone — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = trigonum fibrosum dextrum cordis, trigonum fibrosum sinistrum cordis, trigona fibrosa GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 536 Caption = Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = The… …
15Fibrous dysplasia, monostotic — Excessive growth of hard fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone tissue in a single bone. Symptoms may include pain and fracture of the bone. Most cases are diagnosed in adolescence and young adulthood and remain unchanged throughout life. The… …
16fibrous dysplasia of bone — a disease of bone marked by thinning of the cortex and replacement of bone marrow by gritty fibrous tissue containing bony spicules, producing pain, disability, and gradually increasing deformity. Two types or stages are distinguished: monostotic …
17fibrous dysplasia of bone — noun a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions • Hypernyms: ↑dysplasia • Hyponyms: ↑Albright s disease, ↑polyostotic fibrous dysplasia …
18fibrous — [[t]fa͟ɪbrəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A fibrous object or substance contains a lot of fibres or fibre, or looks as if it does. Blood vessels are made up of layers of muscular, elastic and fibrous tissue …
19tissue culture — noun : the act, process, or technique of making body tissue grow in a culture medium outside of the organism; also : a culture of tissue (as fibrous tissue or epithelium) …
20fibrous plaque — Thickened area of arterial intima with accumulation of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue (collagen etc.) produced by the fat laden smooth muscle cells. Below the thickening may be free extracellular lipid and debris that, if much necrosis is …
