FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE BREAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fibrocystic disease of the breast mean? 

• FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE BREAST (noun)
  The noun FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE BREAST has 1 sense:

1. the presence of one or more cysts in a breast

  Familiarity information: FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE BREAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE BREAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of one or more cysts in a breast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cystic breast disease; cystic mastitis; fibrocystic breast disease; fibrocystic disease of the breast

Hypernyms ("fibrocystic disease of the breast" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)