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Endometriosis

Medical Definition: A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum.
Guide Notes: non-neoplastic & nothing to do with "endometrial carcinoma" ( = ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS); coord IM with specific precoord organ/dis term (IM)
Also Called: Adenomyosis,Endometrioma

Endometriosis Medical Definitions and Terms

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