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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of fibroma

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

Related forms

fi·brom·a·tous

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

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Examples from the Web for fibroma

The non-malignant forms—osteoma, chondroma, and fibroma—are rare.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
It is a voluminous connective-tissue formation known by the name of "fibroma diffusum."
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
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
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

A fibroma upon the larynx is not an infrequent occurrence in the ox.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for fibroma

fibroma

/ (faɪˈbrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

a benign tumour derived from fibrous connective tissue

Derived Forms

fibromatous (faɪˈbrɒmətəs), adjective

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Medicine definitions for fibroma

fibroma

[ fī-brō′mə ]

n. pl. fi•bro•mas

A benign neoplasm composed of fibrous connective tissue.

Related forms

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