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endometriosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/ non-merged vowel
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  • /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsəs/ merged vowel
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A generally painful condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue in places other than the lining of the uterus; an instance of such tissue being present.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adenomyosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pathology

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English endometrium Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English endometriosis From endometrium + -osis.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: endometrioz — endometrium condition
  • Catalan: endometriosi — endometrium condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 子宮內膜異位 /子宫内膜异位 (zǐgōng nèimó yìwèi) — endometrium condition
  • Czech: endometrióza — endometrium condition
  • Dutch: endometriose — endometrium condition
  • Finnish: endometrioosi — endometrium condition
  • French: endométriose — endometrium condition
  • Galician: endometriose — endometrium condition
  • German: Endometriose — endometrium condition
  • Greek: ενδομητρίωση (endomitríosi) — endometrium condition
  • Hungarian: endometriózis — endometrium condition
  • Italian: endometriosi — endometrium condition
  • Māori: kōpū whakatupu pūtautau — endometrium condition
  • Mongolian: эндометриоз (endometrioz) — endometrium condition
  • Norwegian Bokmål: endometriose — endometrium condition
  • Polish: endometrioza — endometrium condition
  • Portuguese: endometriose — endometrium condition
  • Romanian: endometrioză — endometrium condition
  • Russian: эндометрио́з (endometrióz) — endometrium condition
  • Slovak: endometrióza — endometrium condition
  • Slovene: endometrioza — endometrium condition
  • Spanish: endometriosis — endometrium condition
  • Turkish: endometriozis — endometrium condition