fibrocystic

[ fahy-broh-sis-tik ]

adjective

1. showing or having the increased fibrosis associated with dilated glandular structure, as in the breast nodules of fibrocystic disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibrocystic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fibro- + cystic

Example Sentences

Instead, he argued, those women should be told they have fibrocystic changes.

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