noun. A cell that gives rise to connective tissue.

noun. One of the cells which give rise to connective tissue.

noun. a cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen

noun. a cell from which connective tissue develops

"By growing varicella virus in fibroblast cells it became less and less able to grow in human cells that lined the back of the throat or skin."

embryonic cell  formative cell  

acinar  caspase  hepatocyte  heterodimeric  homeostatic