"fibroblast" meaning in English

See fibroblast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fibroblasts [plural]
Etymology: fibro- + -blast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|fibro|blast}} fibro- + -blast Head templates: {{en-noun}} fibroblast (plural fibroblasts)
  1. A cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen. Derived forms: cardiofibroblast, fibroblastic, fibroblastoid, fibroblastoma, lipofibroblast, myofibroblast, nonfibroblast Translations (cell that produces fibers): fibroblaste [masculine] (French), 線維芽細胞 (Japanese), fibroblast (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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