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

The case was really one of large congenital naevus pilosus and fibroma molluscum combined.

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

The hard fibroma known as keloid is described with the affections of scars.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The multiple, soft fibroma known as molluscum fibrosum, which depends upon a neuro-fibromatosis of the cutaneous nerves, is described with the tumours of nerves.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis