FIBROMA (fibromata)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: fibromata   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fibroma mean? 

• FIBROMA (noun)
  The noun FIBROMA has 1 sense:

1. nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue

  Familiarity information: FIBROMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIBROMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fibroma" is a kind of...):

benign tumor; benign tumour; nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; nonmalignant tumour (a tumor that is not cancerous)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fibroma"):

fibroid; fibroid tumor (benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus))

 Context examples 

In some cases the collagen is produced by the tumor cells (desmoplastic astrocytoma), whereas in others it is produced by mesenchymal cells (mixed glioma/fibroma).

(Gliofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

Fibromas are tumors (usually benign) that affect connective tissue.

(Fibromatosis, NCI Dictionary)

A morphologic variant of fibroma characterized by the presence of numerous dilated vascular channels.

(Angiofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal dominant inherited syndrome characterized by the development of parathyroid adenoma or carcinoma, ossifying fibroma of the mandible and maxilla, renal neoplasms, and renal cysts.

(Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic variant of fibroma arising from the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include myxoma, fibroma, and sarcoma.

(Ovarian Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

This group includes granulosa cell tumor and tumors of the thecoma/fibroma group.

(Ovarian Granulosa-Stromal Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients with this syndrome may also develop medulloblastomas and ovarian fibromas.

(Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome may develop follicular fibromas.

(Fibrofolliculoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include benign phyllodes tumor, leiomyoma, and fibroma.

(Benign Prostate Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)