fibrous tissue
Example Sentences
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They’re structurally dense, meaning they contain more glandular and fibrous tissue than fat.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
This involves the buildup of dense, fibrous tissue around the tumor, made up of cells and proteins that stiffen and inflame the area.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
They found a more than twofold increase over the two decades in significant liver fibrosis, a condition where healthy liver tissue is replaced by stiff, fibrous tissue — like a sponge hardening into leather.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025
In our own species, breasts are made of fatty, glandular, and fibrous tissue that is internally crisscrossed with ducts and sits on top of the chest muscles.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2024
These scattered areas are the result of obliterating endarteritis of renal arteries here and there with consequent anemia, death of cells, and replacement by fibrous tissue.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
