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fibrosis
noun(fi-bro-sis)
a condition marked by increase of interstitial fibrous tissue
fibrosis
noun(fi-bro-sis)
a common hereditary disease that appears usually in early childhood, involves functional disorder of the exocrine glands, and is marked especially by difficulty in breathing due to mucus accumulation in airways, by faulty digestion due to a deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, and by excessive loss of salt in the sweat

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