endometriosis
endometriosis
Definition
endo·metrio·sis (en′dō mē′trē ō′sis)
noun pl. endometrioses -·ses′ (-sēz′)
the growth of endometrial tissue in abnormal locations, as on the ovaries or within the peritoneal cavity
Etymology: see endometrium & -osis
endometriosis
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- cause: The symptoms caused by endometriosis can be caused by other conditions.
Converse of object
- treat: Surgery may be used to treat endometriosis or to remove fibroids from the womb.
- cause: No one knows for certain what causes endometriosis or why some women get it and others do not.
- have: Also, the longer you have endometriosis, the greater the chance of reduced fertility.
- confirm: The only way to confirm endometriosis is to carry out a laparoscopy.
- develop: The risk of developing endometriosis is also higher in women who had their first period at an earlier age than average.
- diagnose: The only way to diagnose endometriosis is by a laparoscopy.
Adjective modifier
- symptomatic: A total of 269 women undergoing conservative surgery for mild to severe symptomatic endometriosis.
- intestinal: Have your doctors considered the possibility of intestinal endometriosis?
- pelvic: Results: There was a significant reduction in the extent of pelvic endometriosis in both groups, with no difference between the groups.
- mild: Treatment of mild endometriosis confers no improvement in pregnancy rates.
- severe: In more severe endometriosis, surgery may be required.
- ectopic: Each month the ectopic endometriosis responds to the female hormones in a similar way to the uterus lining.
Modifies a noun
- tissue: This article presents a comparative analysis of normal endometrium and endometriosis tissue.
- sufferer: Membership of the Trust is open to both UK and international endometriosis sufferers, their supporters and professionals.
- research: We pledge to raise £ 5,000 toward endometriosis research in one year from September 2004.
- specimen: Furthermore, medusa cells ( i.e. connective tissue eosinophils that have assumed an amoeboid or fibrillar shape ) were readily identifiable in endometriosis specimens.
- symptom: Out of the nine participants, five stated that they had an improvement in their endometriosis symptoms.
- surgery: The Department also specializes in Minimal Access Surgery which includes advanced endometriosis surgery and pioneering ambulatory outpatient hysteroscopic surgery services.
Preposition: in
- woman: Sometimes surgical treatment is required and the operation needed will differ depending upon the site and extent of the endometriosis in any individual woman.
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