endometriosis
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Definition of endometriosis
: 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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After the procedure, O’Reilly experienced multiple medical problems — endometriosis, fibroid breast tumors requiring biopsies, painful menstrual cycles. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Paying women to donate their eggs for research is still a terrible idea," 23 Aug. 2019 After being diagnosed with endometriosis and talking to her doctor about her ability to have children, Hough decided to undergo in vitro fertilization. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Julianne Hough opens up about telling her NHL husband: "I'm not straight"," 2 Aug. 2019 At least 200 million women worldwide have endometriosis, and on average, women suffer for 10 years or more before being correctly diagnosed with endometriosis. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Alexa Chung Reveals Her Battle With Endometriosis—And Taps Into an Empowering Online Community," 18 July 2019 Some of the more serious causes, however, include endometriosis, PID, and adenomyosis. — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, "Having Cramps After Your Period Isn't 'Normal'," 25 June 2019 There is also a rare condition known appendiceal endometriosis, Jessica Shepherd, M.D., a minimally invasive gynecologist at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, tells SELF. — Korin Miller, SELF, "HGTV 'Home Town' Star Erin Napier Had an Undiagnosed Perforated Appendix for Years," 22 Oct. 2018 She was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome; today she might be diagnosed with endometriosis. — Delfina V Barbiero, USA TODAY, "'Everything Below the Waist' tackles history, shortcomings of women's health care," 17 July 2019 Unfortunately, endometriosis has no known cause or cure yet. — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, "Having Cramps After Your Period Isn't 'Normal'," 25 June 2019 If your pain can’t be controlled with ibuprofen, for example, that might be a sign of endometriosis, according to the Winnie Palmer Hospital. — Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, "There's a Reason You Get Really Bad Diarrhea During Your Period," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'endometriosis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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endometriosis
noun
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Medical Definition of endometriosis
: the presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility — see adenomyosis
Other Words from endometriosis
endometriotic
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adjective