fibroblasto

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Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.broˈblas.to/
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Hyphenation: fi‧bro‧blà‧sto

Noun

fibroblasto m (plural fibroblasti)

  1. (cytology) fibroblast

Spanish

Etymology

From fibra +‎ -blasto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fibɾoˈblasto/
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Syllabification: fi‧bro‧blas‧to

Noun

fibroblasto m (plural fibroblastos)

  1. (cytology) fibroblast
    • 2015 July 21, “Un corazón late por sí mismo encima de la mesa”, in El País:
      Las células de la periferia experimentan mayor tensión mecánica, y como consecuencia empiezan a diferenciarse como fibroblastos, las células que forman el tejido conectivo y producen colágeno.
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