Sentence:  In acute cases they are rapidly produced, make scarcely an attempt at development, and die off with rapidity; in schirrus they are formed more slowly, and in much smaller numbers, live longer, and make some attempt at <WSD>caudation</WSD>, but they are still farther removed in form from the typical cell of healthy tissues. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A fibrous growth.