What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Fibroid vs Adenomyosis - What's the difference?

fibroid | adenomyosis |

As nouns the difference between fibroid and adenomyosis

is that fibroid is (pathology) a benign tumour of the uterus that is comprised of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle while adenomyosis is (medicine) a medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.

fibroid

English

(wikipedia fibroid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is comprised of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
  • (pathology) A fibroma.

    • See also

    * fibroma * myoma

    adenomyosis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.