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hi·ber·no·ma | \ ˌhī-bər-ˈnō-mə 
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\ plural hibernomas also hibernomata\ -mət-ə \
\Medical Definition of hibernoma
: a rare benign tumor that contains fat cells and resembles the brown fat of hibernating mammals
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