: 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
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 July 2024
If spotting is due to a condition such as endometriosis, fibroids, or STI, treatment will focus on that condition.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 July 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 some cases, in their early 30s and 20s, Black women are also more likely to develop fibroids at younger ages, and their fibroids tend to be larger, higher in numbers, and painful.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 July 2024
If spotting is due to a condition such as endometriosis, fibroids, or STI, treatment will focus on that condition.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 July 2024
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“Fibroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibroid. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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