Describing a condition where fibrous tissue and cysts develop together, especially in breast tissue.
From 'fibro-' (fiber) + 'cystic' (relating to cysts). Term developed in the 20th century as breast imaging improved.
Fibrocystic breast disease affects so many women that doctors now call it 'fibrocystic changes' instead of a disease—it's just how some people's breast tissue naturally develops, though it can cause lumpiness and tenderness.
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