Structured Summary
Abstract
Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Fibroses
- Cirrhosis
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
NIM only as pathol process with no qualif: coord with Cat A term /pathol (IM); several specific fibrosis terms are also available
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Previous Indexing
- specific organ/pathology (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fibrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005355. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005355
- Fibrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrosis
- Fibrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q605709