A fibroblast's a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, the structural framework (stroma) for animal tissues, and play a critical role in wound healing. They're the most common cells of connective tissue in animals. Fibroblasts and fibrocytes are two states of the same cells, the former being the activated state, the latter the less active state, concerned with maintenance. Currently, there's a tendency to call both forms fibroblasts. The suffix "blast"'s used in… (More on Fibroblasts)