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fibrocystic

fi·bro·cys·tic [ fbrō sístik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
involving growth of fibrous tissue: describes an unusual growth of fibrous tissue that contains cystic spaces, occurring particularly in glandular tissue such as the breast. Fibrocystic disease of the pancreas is called cystic fibrosis.

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