Cell
fibroblast Audio
fi·bro·blast [ fahy-bruh-blast ]
Subclass of:
Connective Tissue Cells
Etymology:
Latin fibra = fiber + Greek blastos = germ
An immature cell which will form connective tissue.
Definitions related to fibroblasts:
  • A cell that helps form the collagen and elastic fibers of connective tissue.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A connective tissue cell that makes and secretes collagen proteins.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Connective tissue cell which secretes an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Fibroblast, the principal active cell of connective tissue. Fibroblasts are large, flat, elongated (spindle-shaped) cells possessing processes extending out from the ends of the cell body. The cell nucleus is flat and oval. Fibroblasts produce tropocollagen, which is the forerunner of collagen, and...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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