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Fibroid   Listen
adjective
fibroid  adj.  (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors.
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.






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... is not superimposed on an acute endocarditis there may be no cell infiltration and therefore no softening, but there is a tendency to develop a fibrillated structure, and a fibroid thickening of the endocardium occurs, especially around the valves. This induration causes contraction and narrowing of the orifices with shortening and thickening of the chordae tendineae, and the ...
— DISTURBANCES OF THE HEART • OLIVER T. OSBORNE, A.M., M.D.



Words linked to "Fibroid" :   fibroid tumor, fibroma



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