endometriosisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌen.dəʊ.miː.triˈəu.sɪs/us/ˌen.doʊ.miː.triˈou.sɪs/specializeda condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow outside the uterus:
Doctors can treat endometriosis by controlling the levels of oestrogen in the body.
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Diseases of the reproductive system
- candida
- chlamydia
- clap
- clitoridis
- cryptorchidism
- cystocele
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- gonorrhoea
- herpes
- Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
- Mullerian agenesis
- PCOS
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- sexually transmitted disease
- std
- syphilis
- the pox
- vaginal agenesis
- venereal
- venereology
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