Associations to the word «Adenomyosis»

Wiktionary

ADENOMYOSIS, noun. (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.

Dictionary definition

ADENOMYOSIS, noun. The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats