Medical Dictionary

desmoplasia

noun des·mo·pla·sia
\ˌdez-mə-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə, ˌdes-, -mō-\

Medical Definition of DESMOPLASIA

:  formation of fibrous connective tissue by proliferation of fibroblasts

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