angiofibroma
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            an·gio·fi·bro·ma
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌan-jē-ō-fī-ˈbrō-mə  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural angiofibromas also angiofibromata
                                        -mə-tə  
    
            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : 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)
Charlie Mathews, The Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
                         
                
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