A condition where glandular tissue is progressively replaced by fibrous connective tissue, causing loss of gland function.
From Greek 'aden' (gland) + Latin 'fibra' (fiber) + Greek '-osis' (condition, process). This pathological term emerged in the 20th century to describe the degenerative process where normal gland tissue scars over and hardens.
Adenofibrosis is biological scarring—it's what happens when a gland gets damaged and your body patches it with scar tissue instead of regenerating working gland cells, which is why chronic inflammation in glands can lead to permanent loss of function.
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