medical Definition of angiofibroma
plural angiofibromas
also angiofibromata
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: a noncancerous tumor that is composed of fibrous tissue and blood vessels and occurs chiefly in the nasal cavities and upper pharynx
- … the bones of his face grew around the angiofibroma, a type of tumor that often begins growing during childhood …
- —Charlie Mathews, The Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin), 24 Nov. 2009
