fibroma

[ fahy-broh-muh ]
/ faɪˈbroʊ mə /

noun, plural fi·bro·mas, fi·bro·ma·ta [fahy-broh-muh-tuh] /faɪˈbroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor consisting essentially of fibrous tissue.

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Origin of fibroma

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

OTHER WORDS FROM fibroma

fi·brom·a·tous [fahy-brom-uh-tuh s] /faɪˈbrɒm ə təs/, adjective

Words nearby fibroma

fibroin, fibrolamellar liver cell carcinoma, fibroleiomyoma, fibrolipoma, fibrolite, fibroma, fibroma molle gravidarum, fibroma myxomatodes, fibromatoid, fibromatosis, fibromuscular
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British Dictionary definitions for fibroma

fibroma
/ (faɪˈbrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

a benign tumour derived from fibrous connective tissue

Derived forms of fibroma

fibromatous (faɪˈbrɒmətəs), adjective
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Medical definitions for fibroma

fibroma
[ fī-brō′mə ]

n. pl. fi•bro•mas

A benign neoplasm composed of fibrous connective tissue.

Other words from fibroma

fi•brom′a•tous (-brŏm′ə-təs, -brō′mə-) adj.
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