fibroblast

fibroblast /fi·bro·blast/ (fi´bro-blast)

1. an immature fiber-producing cell of connective tissue capable of differentiating into chondroblast, collagenoblast, or osteoblast.

2. collagenoblast; the collagen-producing cell. They also proliferate at the site of chronic inflammation.fibroblas´tic

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fi·bro·blast (fbr-blst)

n.

A stellate or spindle-shaped cell with cytoplasmic processes present in connective tissue, capable of forming collagen fibers.

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fibro·blastic adj.

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Fibroblast

A large flat cell that secretes the proteins that form collagen and elastic fibers and the substance between the cells of connective tissue.

Mentioned in: Adhesions, Antiangiogenic Therapy

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fibroblast

[fī′brəblast]

Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, blastos, germ

a flat, elongated undifferentiated cell in the connective tissue that gives rise to various precursor cells, such as the chondroblast, collagenoblast, and osteoblast, which form the fibrous, binding, and supporting tissue of the body. Also called desmocyte, fibrocyte. fibroblastic, adj.

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fibroblast (fī·brō·blastˑ),

n an undifferentiated connective tissue cell that develops into a number of precursor cells, such as collagenoblasts, osteoblasts, and chondroblasts, and then becomes supporting tissue. Also called
fibrocyte or
desmocyte.

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fibroblast (fī´brōblast),

n a cell found within fibrous connective tissue, varying in shape from stellate (young) to fusiform and spindle shaped. Associated with the formation of collagen fibers and intercellular ground substance of connective tissue.

fibroblast, of periodontal ligament,

n a cell that plays an important role in formation and remodeling of fibrous matrix and intercellular substance.

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fibroblast

an immature fiber-producing cell of connective tissue capable of differentiating into a chondroblast, collagenoblast or osteoblast. Called also fibrocyte.