fibroid
resembling fiber or fibrous tissue.
composed of fibers, as a tumor.
Origin of fibroid
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How to use fibroid in a sentence
Michele lost access to annual breast screenings and the birth-control pills she needs to manage her painful uterine fibroids.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards: Romney Puts Women’s Lives at Risk | Cecile Richards | May 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFibroids and cancer arise in malformed uteri, as well as in those of normal shape (Fig. 13).
Eight of the patients subsequently came under notice with recrudescence of fibroids.
In another case under my care I performed total hysterectomy for fibroids in ignorance that the patient had cancer of the cervix.
In 1898 I performed subtotal hysterectomy on a woman, thirty-one years of age, for fibroids, conserving the right ovary.
Hysterectomy may be necessary at any time during pregnancy; after labour has begun; and during puerpery on account of fibroids.
British Dictionary definitions for fibroid
/ (ˈfaɪbrɔɪd) /
anatomy (of structures or tissues) containing or resembling fibres
a benign tumour, composed of fibrous and muscular tissue, occurring in the wall of the uterus and often causing heavy menstruation
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Scientific definitions for fibroid
[ fī′broid′ ]
A benign tumor composed of fibrous or muscle tissue, especially one that develops in the uterus.
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