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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition, usually resulting in pain and dysmenorrhea, that is characterized by the abnormal occurrence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus.
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- noun medicine A condition in which the
endometrium is found elsewhere than in thelining of theuterus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
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Dangerous Periods: When endometriosis is extreme posted by sydney on
Medpundit 2006
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Dangerous Periods: When endometriosis is extreme posted by sydney on
Archive 2006-09-01 2006
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Both practitioners also said a laparoscopic surgical procedure could be conducted to rule out problems such as endometriosis, which is when the tissue that lines the uterus, grows outside the organ and attaches to other organs in the abdominal cavity.
unknown title 2009
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The condition, called endometriosis, affects ten to fifteen percent of women during their reproductive years.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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The condition, called endometriosis, affects ten to fifteen percent of women during their reproductive years.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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The condition, called endometriosis, affects ten to fifteen percent of women during their reproductive years.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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The condition, called endometriosis, affects ten to fifteen percent of women during their reproductive years.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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The condition, called endometriosis, affects ten to fifteen percent of women during their reproductive years.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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It is done to remove cancers of the uterus or cervix, or more commonly to treat a painful condition called endometriosis or because of noncancerous uterine growths called fibroids.
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For those of you who don't know, endometriosis occurs when the cells that line the uterus grow outside the uterus too.
Archive 2007-01-01 Field Notes 2007
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Scientists now know endometriosis is, in fact, a whole-body inflammatory condition that can alter a person’s nervous system and have severe quality of life impacts, reducing a person’s ability to work, maintain relationships and take part in social activities.
‘It’s really only the beginning’: are we on the cusp of a breakthrough in endometriosis? Gabrielle Jackson 2023
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