fibrosarcoma

[ fahy-broh-sahr-koh-muh ]

noun,plural fi·bro·sar·co·mas, fi·bro·sar·co·ma·ta [fahy-broh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh]. /ˌfaɪ broʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.

Origin of fibrosarcoma

1
First recorded in 1875–80; fibro- + sarcoma

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