FIBROID
Etymology
Noun
fibroid (plural fibroids)
(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
(pathology) A fibroma.
Source: Wiktionary
Fi"broid, a. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)
Definition: Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,
fibroid tumors.
– n.
Definition: A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. Fibroid degeneration, a form of
degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid
tissue.
– Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with
the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy
of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this
tissue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition