Definition of Fibroid. Meaning of Fibroid. Synonyms of Fibroid

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Definition of Fibroid

Fibroid
Fibroid Fi"broid, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.

Meaning of Fibroid from wikipedia

- Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomas, fibromyoma or fibroids, are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, part of the female reproductive...
- Look up fibroid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fibroid may refer to: Uterine fibroid or fibroid, a benign growth in the uterus composed of: Leiomyoma...
- tag, fibroma pendulans) consist of many loosely connected cells and less fibroid tissue. It mostly appears at the neck, armpits or groin. The photo shows...
- Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium...
- An inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is an uncommon digestive system tumor. J. Vanek initially identified it as a separate pathological entity in 1949...
- Uterine artery embolization (UAE, uterine fibroid embolization, or UFE) is a procedure in which an interventional radiologist uses a catheter to deliver...
- the treatment of fibroids, particularly of the uterus. Myolysis involves the application of some energy source directed at fibroids, intended to stop...
- control) and uterine fibroids. As emergency contraception it should be used within 120 hours of ****lly penetrating intercourse. For fibroids it may be taken...
- fibroidectomy, refers to the surgical removal of uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids. In contrast to a hysterectomy, the uterus remains preserved and the woman...
- A leiomyoma, also known as a fibroid, is a benign smooth muscle tumor that very rarely becomes cancer (0.1%). They can occur in any organ, but the most...