adenomyosisn.
/ˌadᵻnəʊmʌɪˈəʊsɪs/, /ˌadn̩əʊmʌɪˈəʊsɪs/, U.S. /ˌædn̩oʊˌmaɪˈoʊsəs/ Medicine.
The presence of benign endometrial glandular tissue within the uterine muscle, often associated with symptoms such as pelvic pain and excessive menstrual bleeding. Also adenomyosis uteri.
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1915 Progressive Med. June 265 In some cases no trace of inflammation can be found; to these latter he [sc. Frankl] applies the term ‘adenomyosis uteri’.
1959 Obstetr. & Gynecol. 14 245/2 Numerous cases of adenomyosis, sometimes called internal endometriosis, are found to persist postmenopausally.
1997 Jrnl. Zoo & Wildlife Med. 28 296/1 Histopathologic examination of the uteri revealed that both lions had severe cystic and adenomatous hyperplasia with mineralization, adenomyosis, and endometrial polyps.
2003 Guardian 12 July (Weekend Suppl.) 49/2 Adenomyosis does not respond well to medication—the only relief may be in hysterectomy.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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