Author: Glossary
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Interstitial fibroma
A tumor in the muscular wall of the uterus that may grow inward and form a polypoid fibroid, or outward and become a subperitoneal fibroid.
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Fibroepithelioma
A benign tumor containing fibrous and epithelial elements.
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Fibroenchondroma
A benign cartilaginous tumor containing fibrous elements.
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Fibrocystoma
A fibroma combined with a cystoma.
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Fibrocystic disease of the breast
A nonspecific diagnosis for a condition marked by palpable lumps in the breasts, usually associated with pain and tenderness, that fluctuate with the menstrual cycle. At least 50% of women of reproductive age have palpably irregular breasts caused by this condition.
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Fibrocarcinoma
A carcinoma in which the trabeculae are resistant and thickened with granular degeneration of the cells.
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Fibroblastoma
A tumor of connective tissue, or fibroblastic, cells.
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Fibrinuria
Passage of fibrin in the urine.
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Fibrin split products
The materials released into the bloodstream when the crosslinked fibrin in a blood clot is digested by plasmin.
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Fibrin sealant
A biological agent used to help control bleeding in those injuries or surgeries in which cautery, ligation, or suturing do not provide adequate hemostasis.