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Definition

fibroid

(fīb'royd, fib' )

[fibro- + -oid]

  1. Pert. to, containing, or resembling fibers.

    SEE: degeneration.

  2. A benign tumor of the uterine myometrium.

    SEE: uterine leiomyoma.

f.s of uterus Uterine leiomyoma.