fibroma
noun
fi·bro·ma
fī-ˈbrō-mə 
plural fibromas also fibromata
fī-ˈbrō-mə-tə
: a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue
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Zak eventually dropped the fibroma argument.
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Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
Notably, Zak contended that photographs of Yvonne showed the presence of a fibroma—a fleshy bump—on the tip of her nose, which matched with one in a picture of Calment as an old woman.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
After multiple days of testing, doctors told the Camerons that Oliver had cardiac fibroma — a massive benign tumor in his heart.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019
Michael's fight isn't over -- doctors diagnosed him with a cardiac fibroma, a rare tumor that can block blood to a child's heart.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 2 Nov. 2019
The Labuschagnes, who have two other sons and live in the United Kingdom, learned Michael has a cardiac fibroma -- a tumor that can block blood flow to a child's heart.
—Elizabeth Wolfe and Braden Goyette, CNN, 27 Oct. 2019
Michael did not suffer any brain damage, but he was diagnosed with a cardiac fibroma that had latched itself to the septum in the left chamber of his heart, according to his GoFundMe.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2019
Given the limited number of pediatric fibroma cases, doctors at some medical centers could see only one or two during an entire career — others never.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019
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Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
Notably, Zak contended that photographs of Yvonne showed the presence of a fibroma—a fleshy bump—on the tip of her nose, which matched with one in a picture of Calment as an old woman.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
After multiple days of testing, doctors told the Camerons that Oliver had cardiac fibroma — a massive benign tumor in his heart.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019
Michael's fight isn't over -- doctors diagnosed him with a cardiac fibroma, a rare tumor that can block blood to a child's heart.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 2 Nov. 2019
The Labuschagnes, who have two other sons and live in the United Kingdom, learned Michael has a cardiac fibroma -- a tumor that can block blood flow to a child's heart.
—Elizabeth Wolfe and Braden Goyette, CNN, 27 Oct. 2019
Michael did not suffer any brain damage, but he was diagnosed with a cardiac fibroma that had latched itself to the septum in the left chamber of his heart, according to his GoFundMe.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2019
Given the limited number of pediatric fibroma cases, doctors at some medical centers could see only one or two during an entire career — others never.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019
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fibroma
noun
fi·bro·ma
fī-ˈbrō-mə
plural fibromas also fibromata
-mət-ə
: a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue
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