: 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
Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 27 June 2024
Mifepristone also may be helpful in treating fibroids.
—Elizabeth Schmidt, STAT, 13 June 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
In addition, Black women also develop fibroids earlier in life and tend to experience larger and more numerous fibroids that cause more severe symptoms.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 27 June 2024
Mifepristone also may be helpful in treating fibroids.
—Elizabeth Schmidt, STAT, 13 June 2024
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“Fibroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibroid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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