FIBROID


Meaning of FIBROID in English

I. ˈfī-brȯid, ˈfi- adjective

Date: 1852

: resembling, forming, or consisting of fibrous tissue

a fibroid tumor

II. noun

Date: circa 1860

: a benign tumor that consists of fibrous and muscular tissue and occurs especially in the uterine wall

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.