fibromatous

Variant of fibroma

fibroma definition

fi·bro·ma (fī brō′mə)

noun pl. fibromas -·mas or fibromata -·mata (-mə tə)

a benign tumor derived from, or composed mostly of, fibrous tissue

Etymology: ModL fibr(o)- + -oma

Related Forms:

  • fibromatous fi·brom′a·tous (-bräm′ə təs, -brō′mə-) adjective

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