Antonyms for fibroid


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahy-broid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ brɔɪd


Definition of fibroid

  • As in fibrous : adj stringy
Example sentences :
  • From furuncle, abscess, and sebaceous, fatty and fibroid tumors.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • These diseases range from neuralgia and "nerves" to (in women) fibroid growths.
  • Extract from : « Married Love » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
  • There are two varieties of these—the gelatinoid or soft, and the fibroid or firm.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Women with fibroid tumors are particularly likely to suffer from it.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh
  • It may be the result of injury or is associated with pregnancy or a fibroid.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 » by Various
  • Peter Schmidt had a serious operation to perform for a fibroid tumour.
  • Extract from : « Atlantis » by Gerhart Hauptmann
  • The hearts in such cases are more or less hypertrophied and show extensive areas of fibroid myocarditis.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • The muscle is usually diseased in that there is fibroid degeneration of more or less extensive character.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • A very rare complication of the fibroid degeneration of the heart muscle is aneurysm of the heart wall.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Fibroid tumors of the womb and cancer of the womb or breasts are more likely to occur at this period of life than any other.
  • Extract from : « Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction » by T. W. Shannon

Synonyms for fibroid

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