fibrocystic disease of the breast

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• fibrocystic disease of the breast — ▪ mammary gland also called  chronic cystic mastitis , or  cystic disease of the breast         noncancerous cysts (harmless swellings caused by fluid trapped in breast tissues) that often increase in size and become tender during the… …   Universalium

• fibrocystic disease of the breast — noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast • Syn: ↑fibrocystic breast disease, ↑cystic breast disease, ↑cystic mastitis • Hypernyms: ↑disease …   Useful english dictionary

• fibrocystic disease — fibrocystic breast disease, fibrocystic disease of breast a form of mammary dysplasia with formation of cysts of varying sizes containing a semitransparent, turbid fluid that imparts a brown to blue color (blue dome cyst) to the unopened cysts;… …   Medical dictionary

• fibrocystic breast disease — noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast • Syn: ↑fibrocystic disease of the breast, ↑cystic breast disease, ↑cystic mastitis • Hypernyms: ↑disease …   Useful english dictionary

• fibrocystic disease — Pathol. a common condition, occurring esp. among middle aged women, characterized by the presence of one or more benign breast cysts, which may become swollen and painful. Also called cystic mastitis. * * * …   Universalium

• fibrocystic disease — Pathol. a common condition, occurring esp. among middle aged women, characterized by the presence of one or more benign breast cysts, which may become swollen and painful. Also called cystic mastitis …   Useful english dictionary

• Breast disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N60 N64 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Breast cancer — Classification and external resources Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a cancerous breast (right). ICD 10 C …   Wikipedia

• shotty breast — fibrocystic disease of the breast; see under disease …   Medical dictionary

• Fibrocystic breast changes — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing fibrocystic breast changes. H E stain. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• cystic breast disease — noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast • Syn: ↑fibrocystic breast disease, ↑fibrocystic disease of the breast, ↑cystic mastitis • Hypernyms: ↑disease …   Useful english dictionary