Noun: fibroid tumor
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibroid tumour)
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibroid tumour)
- Benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
"She underwent surgery to remove a large uterine fibroid tumor";
- fibroid, fibroid tumour [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: fibroid tumors
Type of: fibroma
Encyclopedia: Fibroid tumor