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endometriosis
endometriosis n. 
/ˌɛndoʊˌmitriˈoʊsəs/ Pathology a condition resulting from the development of endometrial tissue in an abnormal, esp. extra-uterine, situation.
Brit. /ˌɛndə(ʊ)miːtrɪˈəʊsɪs/
, /ˌɛndə(ʊ)miːtrɪˈəʊsɪs/U.S. /ˌɛndəˌmitriˈoʊsəs/
, /ˌɛndəˌmitriˈoʊsəs//ˌɛndoʊˌmitriˈoʊsəs/ΚΠ
1925 J. A. Sampson in Amer. Jrnl. Obst. & Gyn. 10 462 (title) Inguinal endometriosis (often reported as endometrial tissue in the groin, adenomyoma in the groin, and adenomyoma of the round ligament).
1925 J. A. Sampson in Amer. Jrnl. Obst. & Gyn. 10 462 Ectopic endometrial tissue in the wall of the uterus..has arisen from the direct invasion of the myometrium by the mucosa lining the uterine cavity. We might call such a condition a direct or primary endometriosis of the uterus.
1940 Amer. Jrnl. Obstet. 11 554 Peritoneal endometriosis associated with endometrial cysts of the ovary.
1961 Lancet 23 Sept. 696/2 It is still debatable whether endometriosis can be permanently cured by hormone therapy.
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