Sentences with phrase «for fibrous tissue»

Fascia is a web for fibrous tissue that permeates the body.

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Crystal Aguh, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, says the scarring associated with CCCA is similar to the scarring associated with excess fibrous tissue elsewhere in the body, a situation that may explain why women with this type of hair loss are at a higher risk for fibroids.

Women with this type of scarring alopecia should be screened not only for fibroids, but also for other disorders associated with excess fibrous tissue, Aguh says.

The excess scar tissue that forms as a result of this type of hair loss may also explain the higher risk for uterine fibroids, which are characterized by fibrous growths in the lining of the womb.

The tough cords of fibrous connective tissue known as tendons, which join our muscles to our bones, are necessary for motion because they shift the muscle contraction force to our bones.

This type of stretching is one of the most effective ways for developing great flexibility as well as getting rid of the fibrous tissue in the muscle.

Since collagen is a fibrous protein that provides a supportive structure for the body's tissues, the loss of collagen causes the skin to lose elasticity and allows wrinkles to form.

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Either of the above has happened and the skin and subcutaneous tissues have healed, but too much fibrous tissue has formed, making it difficult for the immune system to get rid of the infection.

Over time, fibrous tissue can build up in the walls of your pet's intestine and other changes can occur that make it harder for the pet to absorb nutrients and, perhaps, to keep weight on.

The cells responsible for the production of the fibers that makes this connective tissue are called fibroblasts, and if these cells are overactive, this can cause an abundance of fibrous tissue, resulting in a slow - growing mass near or on the skin.

This could result in the formation of fibrous or tough tissue, which causes your cat's urethra to narrow and make it more difficult for your cat to urinate.

Over time, fibrous tissue builds up in the walls of your pet's intestine and other changes occur that make it harder for the pet to absorb nutrients and, perhaps, to keep weight on.

In this condition, abnormal amounts of a fibrous protein substance (amyloid) collect — for unknown reasons — in otherwise healthy kidney tissue.

Fibrous tissues, cords and membranes swell with perverse desires while tendrils, felted pink with webbed mycelia ache for meaningful intimacy.