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

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2010

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

Less frequently fibroma, osteoma, and parasitic, hæmorrhagic, and other cysts are met with.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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

Below each scapula there were tumors of the nature of fibroma molluscum.

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