Endometriosis

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009499

1. The growth of functional endometrial tissue in anatomic sites outside the uterine body. It most often occurs in the pelvic organs.

2. A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-009499
Field	Environment
References	National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009499",
  "term": "Endometriosis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The growth of functional endometrial tissue in anatomic sites outside the uterine body. It most often occurs in the pelvic organs.\n\n2. A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/endometriosis/"
}

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