
Fibroelastosis

Translation of "fibroelastosis" into Russian
fibroelastosis
Nounfibroelastosis
fibroelastoses pl
The doctor diagnosed the patient with fibroelastosis.
Доктор поставил пациенту диагноз фиброэластоз.
Definitions
fibroelastosis
NounPathological proliferation of fibrous and elastic connective tissue in an organ, most commonly the endocardium of the heart, causing thickening and loss of compliance.
Endocardial fibroelastosis can lead to restrictive cardiomyopathy in infants.
Any disease entity characterised by such proliferation taking place in another organ, especially in the lungs (idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis).
High-resolution CT revealed signs of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in the upper lobes.