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fibroid

American  
[fahy-broid] / ˈfaɪ brɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling fiber or fibrous tissue.

  2. composed of fibers, as a tumor.


noun

  • fibroids
    plural
  1. fibroma.

  2. leiomyoma.

fibroid British  
/ ˈfaɪbrɔɪd /

adjective

  1. anatomy (of structures or tissues) containing or resembling fibres

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a benign tumour, composed of fibrous and muscular tissue, occurring in the wall of the uterus and often causing heavy menstruation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
fibroid Scientific  
/ fībroid′ /
  1. A benign tumor composed of fibrous or muscle tissue, especially one that develops in the uterus.


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Etymology

Origin of fibroid

First recorded in 1850–55; fibr- + -oid

Example Sentences

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UC researchers grew fibroid cells and uterine cells on plates with an elastic bottom.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2023

And she's been really satisfied with the service, like when she had a fibroid recently.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2023

She had no presence in Southern California, the state’s population center, and she had repeatedly postponed surgery for fibroid tumors that were sapping her energy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2023

But it took five appointments before she was referred for an ultrasound, to learn she had a fibroid.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

I have in mind the wife of a physician whose menopause was delayed for some ten years as a consequence of a good-sized fibroid growth.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Drugs often have more than one application, and Brandi said continuous research is needed not just for abortion and miscarriage care, but to better treat a gamut of health issues such as uterine fibroids.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

I knew that I had fibroids and I was uncomfortable because of that.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 2026

There should be more ways to provide relief to people who have heavy periods and pain, whether it’s from fibroids, PCOS, or endometriosis, diseases that doctors have known about for over 90 years.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2025

But this can also make patients more hesitant to get an IUD for conditions that they are sometimes recommended to treat, like endometriosis, heavy periods, fibroids or menopause, Wu said.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

When fibroids are complicated by pregnancy, impaction and consequent abortion may take place, or a cervical myoma may offer a mechanical obstacle to delivery or lead to serious post partem haemorrhage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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