The formation and development of fibrous tissue, especially as a natural healing response to injury or disease.
From fibro- (Latin fibra, fiber) + -plasia (Greek plassein, to form). The term emerged in medical terminology in the 19th century to describe the biological process of creating new connective tissue.
Your body does this constantly—when you get a cut or scrape, fibroplasia is the amazing process where your cells rush in to knit the wound back together with tough, scar-forming fibers, which is why cuts eventually become less visible over time.
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