fibrogliosis

fi·bro·gli·o·sis

(fī'brō-glī-ō'sis),

A cellular reaction within the brain, usually in response to a penetrating injury, in which both astrocytes and fibroblasts participate and which culminates in a fibrous and glial scar.

[fibro- + G. glia, glue, + -osis, condition]

fibrogliosis

[-glī·ō′sis]

the formation of scar tissue in the brain in reaction to a penetrating injury. The scar is produced by fibroblasts and astrocytes, a type of glial cell.

fi·bro·gli·o·sis

(fī'brō-glī-ō'sis)

A cellular reaction within the brain, usually in response to a penetrating injury, in which both astrocytes and fibroblasts participate and which culminates in a fibrous and glial scar.

[fibro- + G. glia, glue, + -osis, condition]