ADENOMYOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adenomyosis mean? 

• ADENOMYOSIS (noun)
  The noun ADENOMYOSIS has 1 sense:

1. the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

  Familiarity information: ADENOMYOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADENOMYOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

adenomyosis; endometriosis

Hypernyms ("adenomyosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

 Context examples 

Representative examples of non-neoplastic disorders include infection, endometriosis, and adenomyosis.

(Female Reproductive System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)