adjective
- resembling or containing fiber; fibrous
Usage: medical; technical
noun
- a noncancerous tumor made of fibrous tissue, especially one that develops in the uterus
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor discovered a small fibroid during her routine examination.
- Uterine fibroids are common in women of reproductive age.
- The fibroid tissue was removed through minimally invasive surgery.
- She experienced heavy bleeding due to multiple fibroids.
- The ultrasound showed fibroid growths in the uterine wall.
- Most fibroids are benign and don’t require immediate treatment.