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fibrous tissue



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They’re structurally dense, meaning they contain more glandular and fibrous tissue than fat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The more glands and fibrous tissue a person has, the denser their breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

They found a more than twofold increase over the two decades in significant liver fibrosis, a condition where healthy liver tissue is replaced by stiff, fibrous tissue — like a sponge hardening into leather.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

The successful use of PS-OCT to visualize the organization of fibrous tissue in eye structures could have huge implications for clinical research, diagnostics, and therapeutics.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2024

The fibres are of two kinds—white fibrous tissue and yellow elastic fibrous tissue, and interspersed among the bundles or occupying the cellular cavities are cells and corpuscles of several kinds.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various