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fibroblast growth factor
fi·bro·blast growth fac·tor


noun 
Definition:
 
stimulator of fibrin-producing cells: the factor produced by almost all cells that powerfully stimulates the cells that secrete the proteins that form collagen and elastic fibers fibroblasts
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