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Medical Definition of Peripheral ossifying fibroma
1. A reactive focal gingival overgrowth derived histogenetically from cells of the periodontal ligament and usually developing in response to local irritants (plaque and calculus) on associated teeth; consists microscopically of a hyperplastic cellular fibrous stroma supporting deposits of bone, cementum, or dystrophic calcification. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
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