ENDOMETRIOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endometriosis mean? 

• ENDOMETRIOSIS (noun)
  The noun ENDOMETRIOSIS has 1 sense:

1. the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

  Familiarity information: ENDOMETRIOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOMETRIOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

adenomyosis; endometriosis

Hypernyms ("endometriosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

 Context examples 

Representative examples include acute and chronic salpingitis, salpingitis isthmica nodosa, and endometriosis.

(Fallopian Tube Non-Neoplastic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Endometriosis that affects the fallopian tube.

(Fallopian Tube Endometriosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of non-neoplastic disorders include salpingitis and endometriosis.

(Fallopian Tube Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist (or recur) following surgical and hormonal interventions.

(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)

Representative examples include endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and endometritis.

(Female Non-Neoplastic Reproductive System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes of female infertility include endometriosis, fallopian tubes obstruction, and polycystic ovary syndrome.

(Infertility, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include endometriosis and polycystic ovarian disease.

(Ovarian Non-Neoplastic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

In approximately half of the cases there is associated endometriosis and/or stromal sarcoma involving the endometrial stroma.

(Ovarian Endometrioid Stromal Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of non-neoplastic disorders include endometriosis and polycystic ovarian disease.

(Ovarian Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The tumor is highly associated with ovarian endometriosis, pelvic endometriosis and paraendocrine hypercalcemia.

(Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)