desmoid

desmoid /des·moid/ (dez´moid)

1. fibrous or fibroid.

2. see under tumor.

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periosteal desmoid  a benign fibrous tumorlike proliferation of the periosteum, occurring particularly in the medial femoral condyle in adolescents.

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des·moid (dzmoid)

adj.

Fibrous or ligamentous.

n.

A benign tumor of firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from the proliferation of fibroblasts and occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne children. Also called desmoid tumor.

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desmoid [dez´moid]

1. an unencapsulated, locally invasive, and rarely metastasizing fibromatous tumor arising in the muscle sheath, usually of the abdominal wall, which closely resembles fibrosarcoma. Called also desmoid tumor.

2. fibroid (def. 1).

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desmoid

1. fibrous or fibroid.

2. a fibromatous tumor arising in a muscle sheath; it resembles a fibrosarcoma. Called also desmoid, desmoma.

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desmoid

Aggressive fibromatosis, desmoid tumor, musculoaponeurotic fibromatosis A nonencapsulated mass on the anterior abdominal wall, most commonly in postpartum ♀, often 2º to trauma which, according to anecdotal reports, may regress with local progesterone injection