fibrosis etymology

English word fibrosis comes from English -osis, English fibro- (Fibre/fiber; fibrous.)

Detailed word origin of fibrosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-osis English (eng) (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis. Formation, increase. Process, action.
fibro- English (eng) Fibre/fiber; fibrous.
fibrosis English (eng) (medicine) The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.

Words with the same origin as fibrosis

Descendants of -osis
acidosis amyloidosis cirrhosis cyanosis dermatophytosis halitosis hemochromatosis hypnosis ketoacidosis koilocytosis leptospirosis leukosis lipofuscinosis lycoperdonosis mannosidosis mucolipidosis narcosis neurotic psittacosis psychosis sarcoidosis siderosis toxoplasmosis trichinosis
Descendants of fibro-
fibroadenoma fibroatherotic fibroatrophy fibrocalcific fibrocartilage fibrocystic fibrodysplasia fibroelastoma fibroepithelial fibroferrite fibrofibrinous fibrogenic fibrohistiocytoma fibroid fibroinflammatory fibrolamellar fibrolite fibroma fibronodular fibropapilloma fibrosclerosis fibrosclerotic fibrothorax fibroxanthoma