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is the deposition of collagen, that forms a fibrose (scar) tissue, poor of blood vessels and of cells and that therefore impair liver function. Liver fibrosis represents the wound healing response of the liver to a long term disease that damage it. Liver fibrosis leads to cirrhosis.
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The general name for accumulation of scar tissue in the lung.
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Formation of fibrous tissue during a repair process.
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Of a condition marked by the presence of interstitial fibrous tissue, especially in the mammary gland resulting from mastitis.
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A condition within a tissue or an organ that is characterized by an increase in fibrous tissue.
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