fibrocystic

[ fahy-broh-sis-tik ]

adjective

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

Origin of fibrocystic

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First recorded in 1850–55; fibro- + cystic

Words Nearby fibrocystic

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How to use fibrocystic in a sentence

Instead, he argued, those women should be told they have fibrocystic changes.
You Don’t Actually Have Cancer | Randi Hutter Epstein | July 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

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