desmoid

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

1. resembling a fascia or fibrous sheet.
2. resembling a ligament; ligamentous.

noun

3. Pathology. a firm and tough tumor of nonmetastasizing, fibrous tissue.

adjective

1. anatomy resembling a tendon or ligament

noun

2. pathol a very firm tumour of connective tissue

adj.

1. Fibrous or ligamentous.

n.

1. A benign tumor of firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from the proliferation of fibroblasts and occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne children.desmoid tumor