Ameloblastic fibroma
ameloblastic fibroma
ameloblastic fibroma am·e·lo·blas·tic fibroma (ām’ə-lō-blās’tĭk)
n.
a benign mixed tumor of odontogenic origin, distinguished by a simultaneous neoplastic proliferation of both epithelial and mesenchymal components of the tooth bud without the production of hard tissue.
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