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fibroid

[fahy-broid] / ˈfaɪ brɔɪd /


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UC researchers grew fibroid cells and uterine cells on plates with an elastic bottom.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

And she's been really satisfied with the service, like when she had a fibroid recently.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023

As revealed on their reality show, Da Brat sought a second opinion after the rapper was told she had fibroid tumors and couldn’t carry a child to term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

But it took five appointments before she was referred for an ultrasound, to learn she had a fibroid.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2022

Henry watched her takeoff from the roof of their two-story fibroid house and went back to the dining room.

From Spacemen Never Die! by Morris Hershman

Drugs often have more than one application, and Brandi said continuous research is needed not just for abortion and miscarriage care, but to better treat a gamut of health issues such as uterine fibroids.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

Doctors routinely prescribe them for miscarriage management, endometriosis, fibroids, complications from Cushing’s disease and other serious reproductive health conditions, where they can prevent infection or reduce severe pain.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Williams, 45, had every right to be giddy after a successful return to the court following a 16-month hiatus, during which she underwent a medical procedure to remove fibroids from her uterus last July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

There should be more ways to provide relief to people who have heavy periods and pain, whether it’s from fibroids, PCOS, or endometriosis, diseases that doctors have known about for over 90 years.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2025

When fibroids are complicated by pregnancy, impaction and consequent abortion may take place, or a cervical myoma may offer a mechanical obstacle to delivery or lead to serious post partem haemorrhage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various


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