Relating to, characterized by, or affected by fibrosis (excessive formation of fibrous tissue).
From fibrosis + -ic (Greek -ikos, relating to). This medical adjective became standard terminology in the 20th century for describing fibrotic conditions.
When lungs become fibrotic from diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, they stiffen up with scar tissue—imagine your lungs becoming increasingly rigid and scarred, making it harder and harder to breathe as more oxygen-absorbing tissue gets replaced with useless fibers.
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