endometriosis

== English == === Etymology === From endometrium + -osis. === Pronunciation === (non-merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/ (merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsəs/ === Noun === endometriosis (countable and uncountable, plural endometrioses) (medicine, pathology) 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. ==== Hypernyms ==== (out-of-place endometrial tissue): adenomyosis ==== Derived terms ==== endometriotic ==== Related terms ==== endometrium endometritis metrorrhagia ==== Translations ==== === See also === ectopia endometrial cavity müllerianosis == Spanish == === Etymology === From endometrio + -osis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /endomeˈtɾjosis/ [ẽn̪.d̪o.meˈt̪ɾjo.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: en‧do‧me‧trio‧sis === Noun === endometriosis f (plural endometriosis) (pathology) endometriosis ==== Further reading ==== “endometriosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025