fibroid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fibroid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fibroid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fibroid n benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) Synonym(s): fibroid tumor, fibroid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fibroid \Fi"broid\, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. {Fibroid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. {Fibroid phthists}, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.