endometriosis
English
Etymology
From endometrium + -osis.
Pronunciation
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Noun
endometriosis (countable and uncountable, plural endometrioses)
- (medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; an instance of such presence.
- 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, 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, 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.
- 1934, Analytic Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine, Volume 14, page 372,
Synonyms
- (out-of-place endometrial tissue): adenomyosis
Related terms
Translations
endometrium condition
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See also
Spanish
Etymology
endometrio + -osis
Pronunciation
Noun
endometriosis f (plural endometriosis)
Further reading
- “endometriosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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