adenomyosis

adenomyosis
ad·e·no·my·o·sis (ăd'n-ō-mī-ōʹsĭs) n.
A form of endometriosis characterized by the invasive, usually benign growth of tissue into smooth muscle such as the uterus.

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  • Adenomyosis — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Adenomyosis ICD10 = ICD10|N|80|0|n|80 ICD9 = ICD9|617.0 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = 600458 MedlinePlus = 001513 eMedicineSubj = radio eMedicineTopic = 737 DiseasesDB = 250 MeshID = D004715 Adenomyosis is a medical… …   Wikipedia

  • Adenomyosis — Pronounced a den o mi o sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the mucous membrane lining the inside of the uterus) grows into the myometrium (the uterine musculature located just outside the endometrium).… …   Medical dictionary

  • Adenomyosis uteri — Also known more succinctly as adenomyosis (pronounced ad den o mi o sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the mucous membrane lining the inside of the uterus) grows into the myometrium (the uterine… …   Medical dictionary

  • adenomyosis — noun A condition characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis …   Wiktionary

  • adenomyosis — ad·e·no·my·o·sis …   English syllables

  • adenomyosis — n.; see endometriosis …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • adenomyosis — noun the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea • Syn: ↑endometriosis • Hypernyms: ↑pathology …   Useful english dictionary

  • adenomyosis externa — endometriosis …   Medical dictionary

  • adenomyosis tubae — the growth of the endometrium into the lumen of the uterine tube from the uterus, replacing the endosalpinx …   Medical dictionary

  • Аденомиоз (Adenomyosis) — см. Эндометриоз. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

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