FIBROUS TISSUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fibrous tissue mean? 

• FIBROUS TISSUE (noun)
  The noun FIBROUS TISSUE has 1 sense:

1. tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants

  Familiarity information: FIBROUS TISSUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIBROUS TISSUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fibrous tissue" is a kind of...):

animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)

plant tissue (the tissue of a plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fibrous tissue"):

trabecula (rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen))

 Context examples 

A benign neoplasm comprising mature adipocytes, characterized by areas of abundant fibrous tissue.

(Fibrolipoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A benign neoplasm arising from the fibrous tissues.

(Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign well-circumscribed tumor composed of mature adipocytes, characterized by areas of abundant fibrous tissue.

(Fibrolipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign polypoid tumor comprising fibrous tissue and epithelium.

(Fibroepithelial Polyp, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in fibrous tissue or epithelium.

(Fibroepithelial Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A benign neoplasm arising from fibrous tissue.

(Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A benign well-circumscribed tumor composed of mature adipocytes, characterized by areas of abundant fibrous tissue and extensive myxoid change.

(Fibromyxolipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It consists of a thin basal layer of fibrous tissue upon which sits a continuous layer of mesothelial cells.

(Parietal Pleura, NCI Thesaurus)

When stellate cells are activated in response to an injury, they proliferate and synthesize large amounts of extracellular matrix which results in deposition of scar or fibrous tissue.

(Hepatic Stellate Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of adipose tissue lobules separated by dense fibrous tissue bands and dilated blood vessels.

(Giant Fibrovascular Esophageal Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)