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endometriosis

/ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/

endometriosis noun: 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.

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Noun

endometriosis (countable and uncountable, plural endometrioses)

  1. 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.
    • The cyclic changes characterizing endometrioses are particularly apparent in endometriosis of the bladder.1934, Analytic Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine, volume 14, page 372
    • 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, Agneta Bergqvist, “35: Distant endometriosis”, in Christopher Sutton, G. David Adamson, Kevin D. Jones, editors, Modern Management of Endometriosis, page 406

endometriosis meaning in Tamil

endometriosis in Tamil

கருப்பை உள்வரி அழற்சி, கருப்பை உள்வரிச் சவ்வு, இடமகல் கருப்பை அகப்படலம், உட்கருப்பையிய புத்து வீச்சு

Examples of endometriosis in a sentence

  • Endometriosis is classically defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in ectopic locations.2008, Richard O. Burney, Linda C. Giudice, “10: Endometriosis: Section 10.1. The Pathogenesis of Endometriosis”, in Camran Nezhat, Farr...
  • 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); […].2026 April 11, David Marchese, “Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms of endometriosis

pluralendometrioses

Origin of endometriosis

From endometrium + -osis.

Words formed from endometriosis

Questions about endometriosis

What does endometriosis mean?
Endometriosis means 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.
What is endometriosis in Tamil?
Endometriosis in Tamil is கருப்பை உள்வரி அழற்சி, கருப்பை உள்வரிச் சவ்வு, இடமகல் கருப்பை அகப்படலம். See Endometriosis meaning in Tamil.
How do you use endometriosis in a sentence?
Endometriosis is classically defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in ectopic locations.
What part of speech is endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce endometriosis?
Endometriosis is pronounced /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/.
What is the plural of endometriosis?
The plural of endometriosis is endometrioses.

Words near endometriosis in the dictionary

  1. endometric
  2. endometrioid
  3. endometrioma
  4. endometriomas
  5. endometrioses
  6. endometriosis
  7. endometriotic
  8. endometritides
  9. endometritis
  10. endometrium
  11. endometriums

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