endometriosis

noun

en·​do·​me·​tri·​osis ˌen-dō-ˌmē-trē-ˈō-səs How to pronounce endometriosis (audio)
: the presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility

Examples of endometriosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Whoopi Goldberg was an open book discussing her endometriosis journey on The View. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023 Make sure your endometriosis is being managed before tackling your bloating. Claire Young, Health, 18 Oct. 2023 In a surgery to correct endometriosis, the actual procedure is performed robotically: tiny surgical instruments are manipulated by a doctor working at a computer with video-game-like controls; another doctor, monitoring progress on a large video screen, calls out the steps to be taken. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2023 What studies haven’t shown is that Ayurvedic medicine can treat hernias, cysts, fibroids, or endometriosis — all claims that have spread on TikTok. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023 John and his wife, Amy, couldn’t carry a pregnancy because of a hysterectomy Amy underwent to treat endometriosis. Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023 This type of bloating happens to individuals with endometriosis. Claire Young, Health, 18 Oct. 2023 This film is about so much more than endometriosis. Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023 One video from a holistic influencer calls navel oiling everything from a treatment for endometriosis to an immune booster. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of endometriosis was in 1925

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“Endometriosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endometriosis. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.

Medical Definition

endometriosis

noun
en·​do·​me·​tri·​osis ˌen-dō-ˌmē-trē-ˈō-səs How to pronounce endometriosis (audio)
plural endometrioses -ˌsēz How to pronounce endometriosis (audio)
: the presence and growth of tissue similar to endometrium in places other than the uterus and especially in the pelvis and abdomen and that often results in severe pain and infertility
The primary symptoms of endometriosis are pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, backache, dyschezia, dysuria, and infertility.G. David Adamson, The Journal of the American Medical Association
About 40 percent of infertile women suffer from endometriosis.Gigi Martino, Science News
see adenomyosis
endometriotic adjective
an endometriotic cyst
endometriotic tissue

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