子し宮きゅう筋きん腫しゅ

noun

uterine fibroid; uterine myoma

Medical term for a benign tumor of the uterine muscle. In everyday conversation, 子宮筋腫 is the standard term; 筋腫 alone may also be used in medical contexts.

• 子し宮きゅう筋きん腫しゅは、30代だいから40代だいの女じょ性せいに多おおく見みられます。

  Uterine fibroids are often found in women in their 30s and 40s.