Home › Words › F › fibroplasiafibroplasiafibroplasia · noun — the generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom fibro- + -plasia.nounThe generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing)e.g.“The important relationship between arterial blood oxygen (PO²^([sic])), the respiratory distress syndrome, and retrolental fibroplasia is now well established.” — 2007, Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Encyclopedia of Special Education: P-Z, page 1744:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fibroplastic 79% match — Relating to fibroplasia vs fibroplasia →fibroproliferation 74% match — proliferation of fibroblasts vs fibroplasia →neofibrogenesis 70% match — The formation of new fibrous tissue vs fibroplasia →fibrosis 68% match — The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ. vs fibroplasia →fibrogenesis 67% match — The abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue vs fibroplasia →fibrosclerosis 67% match — The formation of fibrous lesions vs fibroplasia →hyperfibrosis 66% match — The formation of excessive fibrous connective tissue in an organ vs fibroplasia →fibroproliferative 66% match — Characterised by proliferation of fibroblasts vs fibroplasia →