fibroma

[ fahy-broh-muh ]

/ faɪˈbroʊ mə /

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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-tuhs], /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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How to use fibroma in a sentence

The majority of the former were papilloma , fibroma , enchondroma , and intratracheal struma .
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
It is a suitable method for the removal of papilloma, fibroma, and bleeding polypus of the septum.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Various forms of fibroma are met with in the mamma and are described with diseases of that organ.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The skin—especially the skin of the buttock—is one of the favourite seats of fibroma, and it may occur in a multiple form.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

In these conditions, a malignant transformation of the fibroma into sarcoma is to be suspected.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

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.