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fibrositis definition

fi·bro·si·tis (fī′brō sīt′is)

noun

an excessive growth of white fibrous tissue, as of the muscle sheaths, resulting from inflammation; muscular rheumatism

Etymology: ModL < fibrosus, fibrous + -itis

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