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ENDOMETRIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the endometrium
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
endometrium ((pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition)
Derivation:
endometrium ((pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition)
Context examples:
Physiological effects include the inhibition of luteinizing hormone (LH) release, an increase in the endometrial luteal-phase, and alterations in endocervical mucus secretion.
(Norethindrone Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-neoplastic disorder characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue in the ovaries.
(Ovarian Endometriosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Thecomas and other estrogen-producing tumors (e.g., granulosa cell tumors) may induce adenomatous hyperplasia of the endometrium or well-differentiated endometrial carcinoma in 3%-20% of the cases.
(Ovarian Thecoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Women with PCOS have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and endometrial cancer.
(PCOS, NCI Dictionary)
In approximately half of the cases there is associated endometriosis and/or stromal sarcoma involving the endometrial stroma.
(Ovarian Endometrioid Stromal Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent also exhibits antiproliferative activity in endometrial tissue and may exhibit chemopreventive and antineoplastic activities in endometrial carcinoma.
(Norgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of malignant glandular cells resembling endometrial cells in a fibrotic stroma.
(Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
Microscopically, the tumor greatly resembles the appearance of the ordinary type of endometrial adenocarcinoma.
(Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of cisplatin, doxorubicin and paclitaxel used for the treatment of advanced stage or recurrent endometrial cancer.
(Cisplatin-Doxorubicin-Paclitaxel Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
Complex hyperplasia has low risk of progression to endometrial carcinoma.
(Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
