fibroid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
    fibroid tumor.

WordNet

Fi"broid adjective
Etymology
L. fibra a fiber + -oid.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.

Webster 1913