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Definition of Fibroid
1. Noun. Benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus).
Definition of Fibroid
1. a. Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors.
Definition of Fibroid
1. Noun. (pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is comprised of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fibroid
1. a fibroma [n -S] - See also: fibroma
Medical Definition of Fibroid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibroid
Literary usage of Fibroid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler, Thomas McCrae (1916)
"fibroid Phthisis In their monograph on fibroid Diseases of the Lung, Clark, Hartley,
... Pure fibroid—a condition in which there is no tubercle. 2. ..."
2. A Manual of Pathological Anatomy by Karl Rokitansky (1854)
"A further element of fibroid formations is a cylindrical, ... Another element,
again, of fibroid growths is the nucleus and the nucleus-fibre in the ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"Obsi., 1907, Ivi, 736) reports 7 cases of operation for fibroid during ...
One, a myomectomy case, had a very long pedicle and fibroid complicating a three ..."
4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1906)
"The larger fibroid grew from the Fig. 2. A gravid uterus in sagittal section removed
... Delivery being impossible on account of a large cervical fibroid, ..."
5. An Introduction to pathology and morbid anatomy by Thomas Henry Green (1889)
"The most common change is the development of fibroid and gummy growths in the
... The growths—which are usually connected with fibroid thickenings of the ..."
6. The Pathology, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women: Including the by Graily Hewitt (1874)
"Recurrent fibroid Tumor.—Symptoms produced by Presence of fibroid Uterine ...
Removal of fibroid Tumors by Gastrotomy.—Statistics of the Operation and of ..."
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