FIBROBLAST


Meaning of FIBROBLAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī-brə-ˌblast, ˈfi- ]

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 ˌfī-brə-ˈblas-tik, ˌfi- adjective

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