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The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus
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endometriosis
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n. (context medicine English) A condition in which the endometrium is found elsewhere, other than in the lining of the uterus.
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Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside it. The main symptoms are pelvic pain and infertility . Nearly half of those affected have chronic pelvic pain , while in 70% pain occurs during menstruation ...
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n. the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: adenomyosis ]
Usage examples of endometriosis.
Western doctors recommend that women with endometriosis use Chinese medicine to treat it.
Naomi had undergone surgery to deal with endometriosis, then another surgery to open a blocked Fallopian tube.
She had endometriosis, a condition that required several surgeries, leaving her basically barren.
All your organs are there, in the right place, healthy, no polyps, no obvious endometriosis, none of the stuff that we look for first.
She had really bad endometriosis, and about a year ago finally had a hysterectomy.