Definition of "fibrocyte" []

• An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen (noun)

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• "Using this system, the investigators examined whether direct administration of stem cells into the inner ear could restore the cochlear fibrocyte population and aid hearing recovery."
• "Once the fibroblast is fully mature, displayed by being completely surrounded by the matrix, it is called a fibrocyte."
• "Ph. D., of the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center led the research team that discovered the fibrocyte link to Graves 'eye disease."