fibroid
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈfaɪbrɔɪd/
- Specialized
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fibroma
- When Clothilde was diagnosed with fibroids, she underwent a hysterectomy to remove them.
- fibroid tumors
- uterine fibroids
- fibroids: benign
Now, what I would like for you to do is realize that fibroids are never acutely dangerous.
- Now, what I would like for you to do is realize that fibroids are never acutely dangerous.
- Because if you have a umm, if you are black, you're more prone to fibroids.
- I didn't realize I had a fibroid, which basically caused me agonizing pain.
- But fibroids is much easier because you only really need to scan and the appropriate lifestyle interventions for fibroids look like what?
- So things like fibroids, things like polyps or endometriosis, the sooner you can know those things, the better.
- If you're a woman, that's a great way to get breast lumps and and fibroids and bleeding and and possibly increase risk of breast cancer.
Examples
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The Center for Image-Guided Medicine at Emory-Adventist Hospital offers safe and successful uterine fibroid embolization practices for eligible patients.
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If you suffer from unrelenting uterine fibroid symptoms, you may be an eligible candidate for uterine fibroid embolization.
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As the years progress, women who have had fibroid tumors continue to increase in number.
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Before undergoing this or any other fibroid treatment procedure, discuss your concerns and expectations with a fibroid expert.
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Anyway, somehow the Eastern medicine has worked, and the fibroid has dissipated.
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Your fibroid shrunk and somehow it allowed you to get pregnant.
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Now, what I would like for you to do is realize that fibroids are never acutely dangerous.
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Complications from uterine fibroid embolization are rare, and the rate of success is enormous.
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Researchers also know that fibroid growth and maintenance is dependent upon the presence of the hormone estrogen.
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Surgery is usually indicated in cases of proven pathology, for example, uterine fibroids.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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4.6
A non-cancer growth in the womb made of firm tissue that can cause heavy bleeding
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9.1
A noncancerous lump of muscle that often grows in the womb
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8.6
A harmless, firm growth of body tissue that forms on the skin or inside the body
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9.9
A noncancerous growth made of muscle, often in the womb or intestines
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.6
A non-cancer growth in the womb made of firm tissue that can cause heavy bleeding
Surface Forms
Morphology
fibroid = fiber (semi-transparent) = fibro + oid
Formed from the combining form 'fibro-' (relating to fibers/fiber) plus the suffix '-oid' ('resembling'); the medical/technical meaning 'benign tumor' is specialized and may not be obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Fibroid comes from fibro- meaning 'fiber' and the ending -oid meaning 'like'. So a fibroid is a growth 'like' a clump of fibers, which is why it is a firm, usually noncancerous lump often found in the womb.