fibroma

American  

[fahy-broh-muh] / faɪˈbroʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

fibromas, fibromata

1. a tumor consisting essentially of fibrous tissue.

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fibroma British  

/ faɪˈbrɒmətəs, faɪˈbrəʊmə /

noun

1. a benign tumour derived from fibrous connective tissue

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Other Word Forms

• fibromatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of fibroma

First recorded in 1840–50; fibr- + -oma

Example Sentences

Fitzpatrick learned he had a non-ossifying fibroma, a void in the bone of his upper right arm, when he suffered a fracture trying to deliver a pitch as a 12-year-old.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2010

Fitzpatrick eventually ended up at Childrens hospital, where he learned he had a non-ossifying fibroma.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2010

They are sharply circumscribed and, as a rule, are very hard, a condition owing usually to combination with fibroma and are then known as fibromyoma.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The cut surface of the soft fibroma presents a pinkish-white, fleshy appearance, resembling the slowly growing forms of sarcoma; that of a hard fibroma presents a dry, glistening appearance, aptly compared to watered silk.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Microscopic examination showed the growth to be a diffused intracanalicular fibroma.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)