FIBROBLAST -
Noun: One of the cells from which fibrous tissue is immediately formed after an injury. In the outer layer of the skin, the cells called fibroblasts enter a wound and build scar tissue by manufacturing collagen fibres and other proteins.

Latin - fibra = fiber

Greek - blastós = germ sprout

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