FIBROBLAST


Meaning of FIBROBLAST in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' f ī -br ə - ˌ blast, ' fi-

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1876

: a connective-tissue cell of mesenchymal origin that secretes proteins and especially molecular collagen from which the extracellular fibrillar matrix of connective tissue forms

– fi · bro · blas · tic \ ˌ f ī -br ə - ' blas-tik, ˌ fi- \ adjective

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