endometriosis

[en-doh-mee-tree-oh-sis] /ˌɛn doʊˌmi triˈoʊ sɪs/

noun, Pathology

the presence of uterine lining in other pelvic organs, especially the ovaries, characterized by cyst formation, adhesions, and menstrual pains.

Origin

1920-25; < Neo-Latin; see endometrium, -osis

Examples from the web for endometriosis

Most of the time, endometriosis can be removed during the surgery.
Other common reasons for hysterectomy include endometriosis, or growth of tissue outside the uterus, and pelvic pain.
Secondary dysmenorrhea means painful periods due to an underlying illness, such as endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

British Dictionary definitions for endometriosis

endometriosis

/ˌɛndəʊˌmiːtrɪˈəʊsɪs/

noun

(pathol) the presence of endometrium in areas other than the lining of the uterus, as on the ovaries, resulting in premenstrual pain

endometriosis in Medicine

endometriosis en·do·me·tri·o·sis (ěn'dō-mē'trē-ō'sĭs)
n.
A condition, usually resulting in pain and dysmenorrhea, characterized by the abnormal presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, frequently as cysts containing altered blood.

endometriosis in Science

endometriosis

(ěn'dō-mē'trē-ō'sĭs)
A gynecologic disorder characterized by the abnormal presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, often resulting in pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea.