fibroadenoma

[fahy-broh-ad-n-oh-muh]

fi·bro·ad·e·no·ma

[fahy-broh-ad-n-oh-muh]
noun, plural fi·bro·ad·e·no·mas, fi·bro·ad·e·no·ma·ta [-muh-tuh] .
a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.

Origin:
1890–95; fibro- + adenoma
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To fibroadenoma

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Fibroadenoma has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

fibroadenoma fi·bro·ad·e·no·ma (fī'brō-ād'n-ō'mə)
n.
A benign tumor usually in breast tissue, derived from glandular epithelium and composed of dense epithelial and fibroblastic tissue. Also called fibroid adenoma.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature