adenomyosis

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A condition where the inner lining of the uterus grows into its muscle, causing heavy, painful periods

noun
/ˌædənoʊmaɪˈoʊsɪs/

Specialized

: adenomiosis

The doctor explained that adenomyosis can cause severe menstrual pain and heavy bleeding.

And so first examination she was like, oh, you have adenomyosis.

Examples

After several examinations, she was diagnosed with adenomyosis, which explained her intense pain.
Many women with adenomyosis experience debilitating symptoms during their menstrual cycle.
And so Long story short, my wife had endometriosis, adenomyosis and fibromyalgia.
Some of you guys will know that I have endometriosis, adenomyosis and at one point I had PCOS.
Marion's diagnosis of endometriosis has now worsened to include adenomyosis and other internal complications.

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So as an embryo is trying to implant the the adenomyosis grows around it and it will snuff it out like like a BLOB.

Surface Forms

adenomyosis singular

adenomyoses plural

Morphology

adenomyosis = adeno + myo + osis

Composed of specialised medical combining forms 'adeno-' (gland) + 'myo-' (muscle) + the disease suffix '-osis', which an average B1 learner is unlikely to combine to infer the full medical sense.

Etymology

Adenomyosis comes from the parts adeno- 'gland', myo- 'muscle' and -osis 'condition'. So it literally means a 'gland' condition in the 'muscle', which helps you remember that gland tissue grows into the muscle of the uterus and can cause pain and heavy bleeding.