Definition of Fibroadenoma

1. Noun. Benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen.

Generic synonyms: Adenoma

Definition of Fibroadenoma

1. Noun. (pathology) A benign tumour of the breast ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Fibroadenoma

1. A benign solid growth, usually found in the breast. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibroadenoma

fibrinous bronchitis
fibrinous cast
fibrinous degeneration
fibrinous inflammation
fibrinous iritis
fibrinous lymph
fibrinous pericarditis
fibrinous pleurisy
fibrinous polyp
fibrins
fibrinuria
fibrists
fibro
fibro-
fibro-osteoma
fibroadenoma (current term)
fibroadipose
fibroareolar
fibroblast
fibroblast growth factor
fibroblast growth factor receptor
fibroblast growth factor receptor-like embryonic kinase
fibroblast interferon
fibroblastic
fibroblastoid
fibroblasts
fibrocalcific
fibrocarcinoma
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilaginous

Literary usage of Fibroadenoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gynecological Pathology; a Manual of Microscopic Technique and Diagnosis in by Karl Abel, Samuel Wyllis Bandler (1901)
"Ad A. (a) fibroadenoma of the Ligament urn Teres. The cystic tumors of the round ligament are either ..."

2. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1905)
"This enlargement may be due to chronic interstitial mastitis or to diffuse fibroadenoma, or to a malignant tumor. In some instances it is possible to ..."

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