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Fibroid
Term	Fibroid
Short definition	breast fibroglandular tissue - (FY-broh-GLAN-juh-ler brest TIH-shoo) A term used to describe breast tissue composed of fibrous connective tissue and glandular tissue (milk ducts and lobules). Fibroglandular breast tissue often appears dense on a mammogram, which can make it harder to find breast cancer or other breast changes
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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fibroid - (pronounced) (FY-broyd) A benign smooth muscle tumor, usually in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract. Also called leiomyoma

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+|Term=fibroid
-|Short definition=a noncancerous tumor of the uterus made up of smooth muscle and connective tissue
+|Short definition=breast fibroglandular tissue - (FY-broh-GLAN-juh-ler brest TIH-shoo) A term used to describe breast tissue composed of fibrous connective tissue and glandular tissue (milk ducts and lobules). Fibroglandular breast tissue often appears dense on a mammogram, which can make it harder to find breast cancer or other breast changes
-|Type=Medical term
+|Type=Cancer terms
-|Specialty=General
+|Specialty=Oncology
 |Language=English
-|Source=AMA
+|Source=NCI
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-{{PAGENAME}} (definition) a noncancerous tumor of the uterus made up of smooth muscle and connective tissue<br>{{glossary headings}}<br>[[Category:Glossary]]
+fibroid - {{pronunciation}} (FY-broyd) A benign smooth muscle tumor, usually in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract. Also called leiomyoma {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]