fibroatrophic en · ADJ
Etymology
From fibro- + atrophic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving fibrosis and atrophy
The RT-induced fibroatrophic process, initiated by chronic inflammation and potentiated by tumour necrosis factor-α has been proposed as the biologic explanation for ORN [ 10 ].
2015 August 5, Luke Nicholls, Peter Gorayski, Jennifer Harvey, “Osteoradionecrosis of the Ribs following Breast Radiotherapy”, in Case Reports in Oncology, volume 8, →DOI: