fibroblastoma /fi·bro·blas·to·ma/ (fi″bro-blas-to´mah) any tumor arising from fibroblasts, divided into fibromas and fibrosarcomas.
fibroblastoma
fibroblastoma [fi″bro-blas-to´mah]
fibroblastoma (fī´brōblastō´m
),
fibroblastoma
[-blastōma] pl. fibroblastomas, fibroblastomata
Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, blastos, germ, oma
a tumor derived from a fibroblast, now differentiated as a fibroma or a fibrosarcoma.
fibroblastoma [fi″bro-blas-to´mah]
fibroblastoma (fī´brōblastō´m
),n a tumor arising from an ordinary connective tissue cell or fibroblast. The tumor may be a fibroma or a fibrosarcoma.
fibroblastoma, neurogenic,
n See neurofibroma.
fibroblastoma, perineural,
n See neurilemoma and neurofibroma.
fibroblastoma
any tumor arising from fibroblasts; now classified as fibromas and or fibrosarcomas.
perineural fibroblastoma
schwannoma.
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