fibroidadj.n.
/ˈfʌɪbrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈfaɪˌbrɔɪd/ A. adj.
1. Resembling fibre or fibrous tissue; composed of, or characterized by, fibre or fibrous tissue; fibroid change (also fibroid degeneration): a morbid change into fibre or fibrous tissue.
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organical1770
siliceous1813
molecular1826
fibroid1852
homoblastic1888
pseudostratified1900
homostatic1952
homovital1952
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > alteration of tissue > degeneration
cheese-like1634
cheesy1662
caseous1684
waxy1845
fibroid1852
histolytic1853
amyloid1859
Wallerian1877
fibrosing1879
fibrotic1893
steatogene1893
steatogenous1899
histolysing1912
blastophthoric1913
hyalinized1929
fibrosed1956
steatogenic1956
1852 J. Paget Lect. Surg. Pathol. ii. 155 I have proposed the name of Recurrent Fibroid tumour.
1854 C. H. Jones & E. H. Sieveking Man. Pathol. Anat. ii. 30 Masses of fibrine..become fibroid tissues.
1874 C. H. Jones & E. H. Sieveking Man. Pathol. Anat. iv. 124 Fibroid degeneration is somewhat allied to induration.
1874 Fagge in Trans. Path. Soc. London 25 64 A series of cases of fibroid disease of the heart.
1874 Fagge in Trans. Path. Soc. London 25 67 Towards the apex of the left ventricle..there was advanced fibroid growth.
1875 B. W. Richardson Dis. Mod. Life 30 The simple growths include what are known as..fibroid tumour.
1918 Act 8 & 9 Geo. V c. 14 (title) The disease known as fibroid phthisis or silicosis of the lungs.
1967 Cancer XX. 134 (heading) Neurogenic nature of so-called inflammatory fibroid polyps of the stomach.
2. Designating diseases characterized by the formation or inflammation of connective tissue.
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1891 F. Taylor Pract. Med. (ed. 2) 424 Fibroid Phthisis.—This form may supervene upon chronic pleurisy and chronic pneumonia.
B. n.
Pathology. A fibroid tumour.
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fibroma1849
fibroid1872
fibrome1872
1872 E. R. Peaslee Ovarian Tumors 20 Scanzoni considered it an ovarian fibroid.
1876 Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 385 Tumor..So-called fibroma or fibroid.
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