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fibroadenoma

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

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fibroadenoma1

First recorded in 1890–95; fibro- + adenoma

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