endometriosis

1. (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.Examples: "The cyclic changes characterizing endometrioses are particularly apparent in endometriosis of the bladder."; "This chapter will cover all types of extragenital endometriosis reported in the literature, besides bowel and urinary tract endometriosis, which are dealt with in detail elsewhere in this book."; "One can treat all adnexal diseases including cysts and endometrioses of the rectovaginal septum."countableuncountable