1. A reference to the production, the growth of, or the formation of adhesions (fibrous or connective tissue): "Some tumors have a desmoplastic reaction or the growth of dense fibrous tissue around a tumor."

"Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after an abdominal surgery is another type of desmoplastic reaction."

2. Etymology: desmo- comes from Greek desmos, "a fetter or band" + Greek plassein, "to form".