Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Resembling a bundle. Specifically
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to a bundle.
- adj. Fibrous; having closely interwoven fibres in bundles.
- adj. Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament or fibre; ligamentous, fibrous.
- n. A desmoid tumour.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
Examples
“For example, patients with FAP can develop soft tissue tumors known as desmoid tumors and, less commonly, cancers of the liver, thyroid, pancreas, brain and bile ducts (tubes that drain the gall bladder).”
“Gardner syndrome -- characterized by the presence of multiple gastrointestinal polyps, osteomas and soft tissue growths (including epidermal cysts, fibromas and desmoid tumors)”
“It's a castle made of wood and stones where he'll be able to wage wars with friends, hold Boy Scout meetings and spend some quiet time as he faces a second round of chemotherapy in his battle with desmoid fibromatosis, a rare condition that caused an aggressive tumor in his upper right arm.”
“David has spent the past five years battling desmoid fibromatosis, a rare condition that caused a benign fibroid tumor in his upper right arm.”
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