Causing or forming adhesions or fibrous connective tissue within a tumor.
1. Causing or forming adhesions. ... 2. Causing fibrosis in the vascular stroma of a neoplasm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: des′mō-plas′tik Definitions: 1. Causing or forming adhesions. 2. Causing fibrosis in the vascular stroma of a neoplasm.
Desmoplastic: This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction, the pervasive growth of dense fibrous tissue around the tumor. Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after abdominal surgery is another type of desmoplastic reaction. 'Desmo-' comes from the Greek 'desmos' meaning 'a fetter ...