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fibroadenoma

American  
[fahy-broh-ad-n-oh-muh] / ˌfaɪ broʊˌæd nˈoʊ mə /

noun

plural

fibroadenomas, fibroadenomata

  1. a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.

Etymology

Origin of fibroadenoma

First recorded in 1890–95; fibro- + adenoma

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