fibrosis
noun
fi·bro·sis
fī-ˈbrō-səs 
: a condition marked by increase of interstitial fibrous tissue
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred, per the Mayo Clinic.
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Ladd had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.
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Knievel, who had diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, was having trouble breathing and died en route to a hospital.
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In 2018, Ladd was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a life-threatening lung disease.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Ladd had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Knievel, who had diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, was having trouble breathing and died en route to a hospital.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Nov. 2025
In 2018, Ladd was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a life-threatening lung disease.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Fibrosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibrosis. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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fibrosis
noun
fi·bro·sis
fī-ˈbrō-səs
: an abnormal bodily condition in which increased amounts of fibrous tissue form in other tissues compare cystic fibrosis
Medical Definition
fibrosis
noun
fi·bro·sis
fī-ˈbrō-səs
plural fibroses
-ˌsēz
: a condition marked by increase of interstitial fibrous tissue : fibrous degeneration
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