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fibroid

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfaɪ.brɔɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: F AY1 B R OY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fibroma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fibroid tumor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fibroma

History

Etymology

From fibro- + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ма́точна фибро́ма (mátočna fibróma) — benign tumour of the uterus
  • Bulgarian: фибро́м на ма́тката (fibróm na mátkata) — benign tumour of the uterus