Verified corpus entry

endometriosis

Reading order

Morphology rail

Construction: Combining form endometri/o, endometrium; Suffix -osis, condition, usually abnormal; reconstructs endometriosis.

  1. 01C/F / Combining form

    endometri/o

    Surface: endometri

    endometrium

    Combining vowel o is dropped before the next part.

  2. 02SUF / Suffix

    -osis

    Surface: osis

    condition, usually abnormal

endometriosis

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Authored note

A source-cited word-part teaching record for endometriosis.

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  1. Source 1

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 7 - Female Reproductive System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  3. Source 3

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

    External link to medlineplus.gov; opens in a new tab.

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