Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A benign, usually enclosed neoplasm composed primarily of fibrous tissue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a tumor consisting of connective tissue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A benign
tumour of fibrousconnective tissue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
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Examples
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Image at right, "Ossifying fibroma, frontal bone."
Boing Boing 2008
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She has a diagnosis of ossifying fibroma of the maxilla and mandible, which requires surgery as soon as possible.
GCNW Betty Makoni refuses to be bribed amid false looting allegations 2009
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She has a diagnosis of ossifying fibroma of the maxilla and mandible, which requires surgery as soon as possible.
GCNW Betty Makoni refuses to be bribed amid false looting allegations 2009
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Other names include Morton's toe, interdigital neuritis, and interdigital perineural fibroma.
Morton's Neuroma: A Librarian Looks at Consumer Health Reference Sources ricklibrarian 2006
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Other names include Morton's toe, interdigital neuritis, and interdigital perineural fibroma.
Archive 2006-03-01 ricklibrarian 2006
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When this is the case, it is possible that the growth is a true fibroma -- that is to say, a non-inflammatory new growth of fibrous connective tissue.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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There were also present several benign tumors (fibroma molluscum) and numerous smaller nevi over the body.
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The true lipoma must be distinguished from diffuse accumulations of fat in different parts of the body in the same way that fibroma is distinguished from elephantiasis.
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Brochin 2.269 speaks of a case in which pregnancy was complicated with fibroma of the uterus, the accouchement being natural at term.
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The case was really one of large congenital nævus pilosus and fibroma molluscum combined.
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