Disease or Syndrome
liver fibrosis
liv·er fi·bro·sis
Definitions related to fibrosis, liver:
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(liver fibrosis) A condition in which the liver parenchyma is replaced by fibrous tissue. It may progress to cirrhosis of the liver.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(hepatic fibrosis) The presence of excessive fibrous connective tissue in the liver. Fibrosis is a reparative or reactive process.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Hepatic fibrosis is overly exuberant wound healing in which excessive connective tissue builds up in the liver. The extracellular matrix is overproduced, degraded deficiently, or both. The trigger is chronic injury, especially if there is an inflammatory component. Fibrosis itself causes no symptoms but can lead to portal hypertension...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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