fibroid

[ fahy-broid ]

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adjective

resembling fiber or fibrous tissue.
composed of fibers, as a tumor.

noun

fibroma.
leiomyoma.

Origin of fibroid

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

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How to use fibroid in a sentence

Tracking them can help expose underlying health issues, such as fibroids, which are noncancerous uterine growths.
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Menstruation may aggravate goitre, uterine fibroid tumours, skin diseases, and affections of the blood vessels.
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From furuncle, abscess, and sebaceous, fatty and fibroid tumors.
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Women with fibroid tumors are particularly likely to suffer from it.
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Peter Schmidt had a serious operation to perform for a fibroid tumour.
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I have not known a patient to become pregnant after abdominal myomectomy for a submucous fibroid, large or small.
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British Dictionary definitions for fibroid

fibroid

/ (ˈfaɪbrɔɪd) /

adjective

anatomy (of structures or tissues) containing or resembling fibres

noun

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

fibroid

[ fī′broid′ ]

A benign tumor composed of fibrous or muscle tissue, especially one that develops in the uterus.

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