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fibrosis
1. Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ.
2. The formation of fibrous, or scar tissue, which is usually a result of an infection, injury, or surgical operation.
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arteriofibrosis, arteriocapillary fibrosis
Arteriocapillary fibrosis or sclerosis (pathological hardening or thickening) of capillaries (smallest vessels which contain oxygenated blood) and arterioles (smallest divisions of the arteries).
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cystic fibrosis, CF; mucoviscidosis; fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
One of the most common hazardous genetic (inherited) diseases, cystic fibrosis affects the exocrine glands and is characterized by the production of abnormal secretions, leading to abnormally viscous mucus build-up.

This accumulation of mucus can impair the pancreas and, secondarily, the intestine. Mucous build-up in lungs tends progressively to impair respiration.

Without treatment, CF results in death for 95% of affected children before the age of five.