endometriosis
noun
en·do·me·tri·osis
ˌen-dō-ˌmē-trē-ˈō-səs 
: the presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility
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Whoopi Goldberg was an open book discussing her endometriosis journey on The View.
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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
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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
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Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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endometriosis
noun
en·do·me·tri·osis
ˌen-dō-ˌmē-trē-ˈō-səs
plural endometrioses
-ˌsēz
: 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
G. David Adamson, The Journal of the American Medical AssociationAbout 40 percent of infertile women suffer from endometriosis.—Gigi Martino, Science News
see adenomyosis
Gigi Martino, Science News
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