fibrocystic disease of the breast
1fibrocystic 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… …
2fibrocystic 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 …
3fibrocystic 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;… …
4fibrocystic 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 …
5fibrocystic 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. * * * …
6fibrocystic 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 …
7Breast disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N60 N64 ICD 9 …
8Breast cancer — Classification and external resources Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a cancerous breast (right). ICD 10 C …
9shotty breast — fibrocystic disease of the breast; see under disease …
10Fibrocystic breast changes — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing fibrocystic breast changes. H E stain. ICD 10 …
