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From adeno- +‎ myo- +‎ -osis.

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adenomyosis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).
    Synonym: (clipping) adeno
    • 2023 May 23, Jedidajah Otte, “‘I’m glad my symptoms have a name’: three women on their struggles with adenomyosis”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The consultant suspected adenomyosis after a scan, and advised Sarah to undergo a hysterectomy, which she did a few weeks later. “They said it was the only solution, but they could only confirm I had adenomyosis after I’d had the surgery.”

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