Desmoplasia: This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction, the pervasive growth of dense fibrous tissue around the tumor. Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after abdominal surgery is another type of desmoplastic reaction.
"Desmo-" comes from the Greek "desmos" meaning "a fetter or band" and "-plastic" is also borrowed from the Greek, from "plassein" meaning "to form" = to form a band or fetter.
Desmoplasia: This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction, the pervasive growth of dense fibrous tissue ...
desmoplasia /des·mo·pla·sia/ (dez″mo-pla´zhah) the formation and development of fibrous tissue.desmoplas´tic. des·mo·pla·sia (d z m-pl zh) n.
Library > Science > Sci-Tech Dictionary ( ′dez·mə′plÄ·zhÉ™ ) ( medicine ) The formation and proliferation of connective tissue, frequently in the growth of ...
des·mo·pla·sia definition Pronunciation: /ËŒdez-mÉ™-ˈplÄ-zh(Ä“-)É™, ËŒdes-, -mÅ-/ Function: n : formation of fibrous connective tissue by proliferation of ...
Stroma desmoplasia was studied by immunohistochemistry for α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in 17 instances of carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA ...