: resembling, forming, or consisting of fibrous tissue
a fibroid tumor
: a benign tumor that consists of fibrous and muscular tissue and occurs especially in the uterine wall
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 14 June 2024
Oh, and this was after three years of infertility, surgery to remove my fibroid tumors, etc.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Hormonal oral contraceptives, hormone injections, and hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) may help shrink fibroids or control heavy menstrual bleeding.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Studies have shown that mifepristone has been shown to decrease fibroid size.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 14 June 2024
Oh, and this was after three years of infertility, surgery to remove my fibroid tumors, etc.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
Noun
The drugs stop the symptoms rather than removing the fibroids, and come with warnings about the risk of blood clots.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Hormonal oral contraceptives, hormone injections, and hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) may help shrink fibroids or control heavy menstrual bleeding.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Fibroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibroid. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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