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fibroadenoma

American  
[fahy-broh-ad-n-oh-muh] / ˌfaɪ broʊˌæd nˈoʊ mə /

noun

fibroadenomas, plural fibroadenomata plural
  1. a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.


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Etymology

Origin of fibroadenoma

First recorded in 1890–95; fibro- + adenoma

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She said she believes the cancerous tumour had been lying dormant under a fibroadenoma and it slowly started to spread to the point that it was too late to treat.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

"She was told it was hormonal - a fibroadenoma - and she would grow out of it," Isla's father Mark said.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

“If it looked like a fibroadenoma, the radiologist would say so,” she answers.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2010

“Sometimes, with fibroadenomas, we do just that,” she says, making it clear that is not today’s situation.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2010

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