Meaning endometriosis
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endometriosis


The presence of tissue that normally grows inside the uterus (womb) in an abnormal anatomical location. Endometriosis is very common and may not produce symptoms, or it may lead to painful menstruation. It has also been associated with infertility. Endometriosis occurs most commonly within the Fallopian tubes and on the outside of the tubes and ova [..]
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A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen.
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Condition marked by the presence, growth, and function of endometrial tissue (lining of the uterus) outside of its normal location in such sites as the uterine walls, the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, and other sites within the pelvis or, rarely, out of the pelvic region
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endometriosis


presence of benign glands and uterine stroma (connective tissue elements) outside of the uterus.
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The growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, causing pain, especially before and during menstruation.
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A disease affecting girls in which the tissue that normally lines the womb grows on other organs outside of it. It can cause pain and fertility problems.
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endometriosis


condition related to painful periods (pop)
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A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen.
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a condition in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows in other areas of the body, usually inside the abdominal cavity, but acts as if it were inside the uterus. Blood shed monthly from the [..]
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(n) the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
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A condition where cells of the lining of the womb (the endometrium) are found elsewhere, usually around the pelvis and near the womb.
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A condition in which functional endometrial Tissue is present outside the Uterus. It is often confined to the Pelvis involving the Ovary, the Ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical Peritoneum.
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A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum.
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A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen.
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What is Endometriosis? In every woman’s womb, they have a lining of endometrial cells; when a woman has Endometriosis, these endometrial cells migrate...
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A condition in which the same kind of tissue that lines the inside wall of the uterus (endometrium) grows outside the uterus (eg, on the ovaries or bowel), often resulting in severe pelvic pain and in [..]
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A medical condition involving the presence of tissue similar to the uterine lining in locations outside of the uterus, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and abdominal cavity, which may contribute [..]
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The presence of the normal lining of the uterus [called the endometrium] in abnormal locations in the body such as the Fallopian tubes, ovaries and peritoneal cavity.
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(medicine,pathology) A condition characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; an instance of such presence. * '''1934''', ''Analytic Cyclopedia of [..]
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  A condition in which endometrial tissue forms outside the uterus, for example, around the abdomen. When a woman menstruates, endometrial tissue, wherever it is in the body, bleeds. epidural 
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A disease condition of women when the tissue that normally lines the uterus each month preparing for a baby (endometrium) leaks out of the uterus inside the body cavity and begins to grow (and menstru [..]
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endometriosis


A presence of endometrial tissue (the normal uterine lining) in abnormal locations such as the tubes, ovaries and peritoneal cavity (abdomen).
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