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Fibroid Fibrous Tissue Noun Wall Fi·Broid Adjective  Date 

Title fibroid
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
fi·broid
I

 \\ˈfī-brȯid, ˈfi-\\ adjective
 DATE  1852
: resembling, forming, or consisting of fibrous tissue
    fibroid tumor

II
noun
 DATE  circa 1860
: a benign tumor that consists of fibrous and muscular tissue and occurs especially in the uterine wall
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
fibroid
fi·broid 5faibrCid / noun   (medical 医) a mass of cells that form a lump, usually found in the wall of a woman's 
uterus
 
   (通常长在子宫壁上的)纤维瘤
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
fi·broid
I. \ˈfīˌbrȯid\ adjective
Etymology: fibr- + -oid
: like, forming, or composed of fibrous tissue
II. noun
(-s)
: a benign fibromyoma of the uterine wall

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