Causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

• The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus

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n. (context medicine English) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis. ...

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n. the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: endometriosis ]

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Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue found in the muscular wall of the uterus (myometria) . The term adenomyosis is derived from the Greek terms adeno- (meaning gland ), myo- (meaning muscle ), and ...