: 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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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Davis hopes to help women by revealing her fibroid battle.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Pain may signal conditions like fibroids, adenomyosis, or endometriosis.1 Depending on the cause and severity, treatment may include medications or surgery.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In 2024, the NIH provided only $17 million in funding for fibroid research, putting it in the bottom 40 of the 330 conditions funded.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Davis hopes to help women by revealing her fibroid battle.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Pain can be caused by the period itself or because of a reproductive system disorder such as endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease or urinary disorders, according to Yale Medicine.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Pain may signal conditions like fibroids, adenomyosis, or endometriosis.1 Depending on the cause and severity, treatment may include medications or surgery.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Fibroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibroid. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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