fibroblast

noun

fi·bro·blast | \ ˈfī-brə-ˌblast

, ˈfi- \

Definition of fibroblast

: a connective-tissue cell of mesenchymal origin that secretes proteins and especially molecular collagen from which the extracellular fibrillar matrix of connective tissue forms

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Recent Examples on the Web Gallo and his colleagues showed in Science Translational Medicine that a structural cell type called a fibroblast (which is not typically considered an immune cell) contributes to the facial face-off. — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 In both cases, the cells that flooded into each mouse’s wound weren’t the scar-producing EPFs, but the other kind of fibroblast, the one that tells the skin to regenerate, not just repair. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Apr. 2021 Firming enzymes sink deeper into fibroblast through delivery paths of ITD (Intelligent Targeting Device) to stimulate collagen production that enhances skin’s rejuvenated appearance and natural glow. — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 Using a cell known as a fibroblast, which helps with growth, along with collagen, as a scaffold, researchers printed the epidermis and dermis, the first two layers of skin. — Ellen Rosen New York Times, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020 The third requirement was for fibroblasts from opposite sides of a wound to find and touch each other. — Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020 The liver, for example, contains five major cell types, including immune cells, blood vessel cells, and fibroblasts. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2020 The real virtuosos in regeneration were cells in skin called fibroblasts and periskeletal cells, which normally surround bone. — Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020 Above, a human stem cell colony, which is no more than 1 millimeter wide and comprises thousands of individual stem cells, grows on mouse embryonic fibroblast in a research laboratory in September 2001. — Kevin Flower, CNN, 4 June 2019 See More

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fibroblast

noun

fi·bro·blast | \ ˈfīb-rə-ˌblast also ˈfib- \

Medical Definition of fibroblast

: a connective-tissue cell of mesenchymal origin that secretes proteins and especially molecular collagen from which the extracellular fibrillar matrix of connective tissue forms