A benign tumor composed of both fibrous connective tissue and smooth muscle cells, usually growing slowly and without danger.
From fibro- + myoma (Greek mys, 'muscle' + -oma, 'tumor'). This pathological term became standard in the late 1800s as microscopy revealed the mixed tissue composition of certain tumors.
Fibromyomas are common culprits in women's health—uterine fibroids are fibromyomas, and they affect millions of women, yet remain poorly understood despite centuries of medical observation.
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