fibrocollagenous

English

Etymology

fibro- +‎ collagenous

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪbɹoʊkəˈlæd͡ʒɪnəs/

Adjective

fibrocollagenous (comparative more fibrocollagenous, superlative most fibrocollagenous)

1. Comprising fibrous and collagenous components or substances; made up of fibers and collagen.
   • 2004, Wallymahmed ME, Littler P, Clegg C, Haqqani MT, Macfarlane IA, “Nodules of fibrocollagenous scar tissue induced by subcutaneous insulin injections: a cause of poor diabetic control”, in Postgraduate Medical Journal, volume 80, number 950, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, pages 732–733:

     A 46 year old man with longstanding type 1 diabetes developed major weight loss and marked deterioration in diabetic control. He had been persistently injecting insulin into areas of abdominal lipohypertrophy within which hard collagenised fibrous tissue nodules had developed. Injecting insulin at different sites dramatically improved blood glucose control. Fibrocollagenous nodules induced by insulin injections have not been previously described. Examination of a further 73 type 1 patients revealed lipohypertrophy in 44% and hard subcutaneous nodules on two.