adenomyosis

English

Etymology

From adeno- +‎ myo- +‎ -osis.

Noun

adenomyosis (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).

   Synonym: (clipping) adeno

   • 2023 May 23, Jedidajah Otte, “‘I’m glad my symptoms have a name’: three women on their struggles with adenomyosis”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The consultant suspected adenomyosis after a scan, and advised Sarah to undergo a hysterectomy, which she did a few weeks later. “They said it was the only solution, but they could only confirm I had adenomyosis after I’d had the surgery.”

Related terms

• adenomyomectomy

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: adenomyoosi
• French: adénomyose m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: adenomyose (no) m

• Portuguese: adenomiose f
• Russian: аденомиоз (ru) m (adenomioz)
• Spanish: adenomiosis f