endometriosis
English
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Etymology
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From endometrium + -osis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (non-merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsəs/
Noun
[edit]endometriosis (countable and uncountable, plural endometrioses)
- (medicine, pathology) A generally painful condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue in places other than the lining of the uterus; an instance of such tissue being present.
- 1934, Analytic Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine, volume 14, page 372:
- The cyclic changes characterizing endometrioses are particularly apparent in endometriosis of the bladder.
- 2006, Agneta Bergqvist, “35: Distant endometriosis”, in Christopher Sutton, G. David Adamson, Kevin D. Jones, editors, Modern Management of Endometriosis, page 406:
- This chapter will cover all types of extragenital endometriosis reported in the literature, besides bowel and urinary tract endometriosis, which are dealt with in detail elsewhere in this book.
- 2006, Michel Cosson, Denis Querleu, Daniel Dargent, Vaginal Surgery, page 301:
- One can treat all adnexal diseases including cysts and endometrioses of the rectovaginal septum.
- 2008, Richard O. Burney, Linda C. Giudice, “10: Endometriosis: Section 10.1. The Pathogenesis of Endometriosis”, in Camran Nezhat, Farr Nezhat, Ceana Nezhat, editors, Nezhat's Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, page 251:
- Endometriosis is classically defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in ectopic locations. Affecting from 6% to 10% of reproductive-aged women, endometriosis may result in dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain and/or subfertility.
- 2023 June 20, Lauren Mechling, “The last health taboo: why are so many women still suffering with endometriosis?”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- Endometriosis, which involves tissue similar to uterine tissue growing elsewhere in the body, has myriad symptoms, including GI distress, migraines, discomfort during sex and abdominal pain that can range from debilitating to excruciating.
- 2026 April 11, David Marchese, “Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
- But [Lena] Dunham also writes, in a wry and rueful voice, about her struggles with painful chronic illness (Dunham has endometriosis and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome); […] .
Hypernyms
[edit]- (out-of-place endometrial tissue): adenomyosis
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]endometrium condition
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See also
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[edit]Etymology
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From endometrio + -osis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]endometriosis f (plural endometriosis)
Further reading
[edit]- “endometriosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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