adenomyosis en · NOUN
Etymology
From adeno- + myo- + -osis.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).
The consultant suspected adenomyosis after a scan, and advised Sarah to undergo a hysterectomy, which she did a few weeks later. “They said it was the only solution, but they could only confirm I had adenomyosis after I’d had the surgery.”
2023 May 23, Jedidajah Otte, “‘I’m glad my symptoms have a name’: three women on their struggles with adenomyosis”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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nb adenomyose (Translations) · es adenomiosis (Translations) · pt adenomiose (Translations) · fr adénomyose (Translations) · ru аденомиоз (Translations) · fi adenomyoosi (Translations)