adenomyosis
noun
adenomyosis is spelled A-D-E-N-O-M-Y-O-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adenomyosis means “A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adenomyosis?
| Letters | 11: A-D-E-N-O-M-Y-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adenomyosis?
Adenomyosis appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does adenomyosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate adenomyosis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of adenomyosis: adeno.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adenomyosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adénomyose |
| Portuguese | adenomiose |
| Spanish | adenomiosis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adenomyosis come from?
From adeno- + myo- + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).