fibrosarcoma

[ fahy-broh-sahr-koh-muh ]
/ ˌfaɪ broʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

noun, plural fi·bro·sar·co·mas, fi·bro·sar·co·ma·ta [fahy-broh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /ˌfaɪ broʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.

Origin of fibrosarcoma

First recorded in 1875–80; fibro- + sarcoma

Words nearby fibrosarcoma

fibronectin, fibroneuroma, fibropapilloma, fibroplasia, fibroreticulate, fibrosarcoma, fibroserous, fibrosing adenosis, fibrosis, fibrositic headache, fibrositis

Medical definitions for fibrosarcoma

fibrosarcoma
[ fī′brō-sär-kō′mə ]

n.

A malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue and characterized by immature proliferating fibroblasts or undifferentiated anaplastic spindle cells.