fibroma

[fahy-broh-muh]

noun, plural fi·bro·mas, fi·bro·ma·ta

[fahy-broh-muh-tuh] /faɪˈbroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor consisting essentially of fibrous tissue.

Origin of fibroma

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

Related formsfi·brom·a·tous

[fahy-brom-uh-tuh s] /faɪˈbrɒm ə təs/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for fibroma

Historical Examples

Thus a tumor formed after the type of fibrous tissue is a fibroma.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A fibroma upon the larynx is not an infrequent occurrence in the ox.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The non-malignant forms—osteoma, chondroma, and fibroma—are rare.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
Fibroma may originate in the periosteum or in the lining membrane of the maxillary sinus.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
The majority of the former were papilloma , fibroma , enchondroma , and intratracheal struma .
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for fibroma

fibroma

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

a benign tumour derived from fibrous connective tissue

Derived Formsfibromatous (faɪˈbrɒmətəs), adjective

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fibroma in Medicine

fibroma

(fī-brō′mə)

n. pl. fi•bro•mas

A benign neoplasm composed of fibrous connective tissue.

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

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Examples from the Web for fibroma

Historical Examples

Thus a tumor formed after the type of fibrous tissue is a fibroma.

A fibroma upon the larynx is not an infrequent occurrence in the ox.

The non-malignant forms—osteoma, chondroma, and fibroma—are rare.

Fibroma may originate in the periosteum or in the lining membrane of the maxillary sinus.

The majority of the former were papilloma , fibroma , enchondroma , and intratracheal struma .

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Origin of fibroma