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)
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