Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)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).

    аденомиозadenomioz

More definitions
  • the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

Translations

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Origin

From adeno- + myo- + -osis.

From adeno- + myo- + -osis.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
adeno
Close in meaning
  • the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea:endometriosis

Word family

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