antifibrotic

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adjective

Acting to inhibit or reduce fibrosis

“an antifibrotic treatment”

Opposite
profibrotic
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Meanings

adjective
  1. medicineActing to inhibit or reduce fibrosis

    an antifibrotic treatment

nounantifibrotic (plural antifibrotics)

plural antifibrotics

  1. medicineA drug that inhibits or reduces fibrosis

    An antifibrotic was administered.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
profibrotic

Origin

From anti- + fibrotic.

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Translations

Portuguese antifibrótico
  • antifibróticoa drug that inhibits or reduces fibrosis
Cite this entry
APA

antifibrotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifibrotic

MLA

“antifibrotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifibrotic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antifibrotic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifibrotic.

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