osteofibroma /os·teo·fi·bro·ma/ (-fi-bro´mah) a benign tumor combining both osseous and fibrous elements.
osteofibroma
osteofibroma [os″te-o-fi-bro´mah]
osteofibroma (os´tēōfībrō´m
),
os·te·o·fi·bro·ma ( s t - -f -br m )n. A benign bone tumor, consisting chiefly of dense fibrous connective tissue and bone. |
osteofibroma
[-fībrō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, osteon, bone; L, fibra, fiber; Gk, oma, tumor
a tumor composed of both bony and fibrous tissues.
osteofibroma [os″te-o-fi-bro´mah]
osteofibroma (os´tēōfībrō´m
),n See fibroma, ossifying.
osteofibroma
ossifying fibroma; a benign, sometimes multiple, supraosseous ossifying spindle cell tumor.
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