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Fibrosis
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Fibrosis is the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue as a reparative or reactive process, as opposed to a formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue.
The term is also sometimes used to describe a normal healing process, but this usage is less common.
egm associated diseases
Pulmonary Fibrosis is when abnormal scar tissue forms on the epithium in lungs causing them to thicken.

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Fibrosis is the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue as a reparative or reactive process, as opposed to a formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue.
The term is also sometimes used to describe a normal healing process, but this usage is less common.
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Phlegm associated diseases
Pulmonary Fibrosis is when abnormal scar tissue forms on the epithium in lungs causing them to thicken. This creates a greater diffusion pathway for oxygen (restrictive lung disease).
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