fibrosarcoma

[ fahy-broh-sahr-koh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural fi·bro·sar·co·mas, fi·bro·sar·co·ma·ta [fahy-broh-sahr-, koh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibrosarcoma¹

First recorded in 1875–80; fibro- + sarcoma