Definition of Fibraid
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is comprised of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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