endometrial
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˌɛndəˈmiːtriəl/
- Specialized
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endometrial
- The doctor explained that changes in the endometrial lining can affect fertility and menstrual cycles.
- an endometrial biopsy
- endometrial cancer
Because it's so hard to find, like you have to go into surgery to find the endometrial tissue.
- Because it's so hard to find, like you have to go into surgery to find the endometrial tissue.
Examples
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Women with certain symptoms may need an endometrial biopsy to check for abnormalities in the uterus.
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By all appearances you're a survivor of stage three endometrial cancer.
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No instance of endometrial cancer was reported.
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The bad news is that I was just diagnosed with endometrial cancer.
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A high rate of bleeding or endometrial hyperplasia has also been reported in other trials.
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Greta has been diagnosed with endometrial cancer, and soon will be undergoing surgery.
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The information leaflet given to patients details the possibility of endometrial changes (hyperplasia and cancer).
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All other women were offered endometrial biopsy, but only 27% (32 of 117) accepted.
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In the NSABP P1 prevention study, there was a 2.5-fold increase in endometrial cancer with tamoxifen treatment.
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All women with atypical hyperplasia had their endometrium assessed by hysteroscopy, with further endometrial biopsy and, in some instances, pelvic ultrasound scanning.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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6.6
Relating to the uterus, the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
endometrial = endometrium (opaque) = endo + metr + ial
This is a regular adjective formation from the specialized noun endometrium, but the classical medical stem is not transparent to most learners.
Etymology
Endometrial comes from Greek parts endo- 'inside' and metra 'womb', and from the related word endometrium for the womb's inner lining. So, endometrial means 'relating to the inside of the womb', the tissue that lines the uterus.