Meanings
adjectivefibroglandular (not comparable)
- not comparablefibrous and glandular
Based on texture differences observed between fat and healthy tissues (data not shown), healthy tissues were defined as fibroglandular tissues excluding fatty tissues.
2015 August 5, N. Michoux et al., “Texture analysis on MR images helps predicting non-response to NAC in breast cancer”, in BMC Cancer, volume 15, →DOI
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fibroglandular
glandularbiglandularcryptoglandulardermoglandularexcitoglandularextraglandularhypoglandularinterglandularintraglandularlymphoglandularmultiglandularmusculoglandularneuroglandularnonglandularoculoglandularperiglandularpluriglandularpolyglandularpseudoglandularquadriglandularretroglandularsubglandulartriglandulartubuloglandular
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“fibroglandular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibroglandular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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