Disease or Syndrome
vaginal adenosis
vag·i·nal adenosis
Definitions related to vaginal adenosis:
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The presence of glandular structures in the vagina.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Vaginal adenosis is defined by the presence of metaplastic cervical or endometrial epithelium within the vaginal wall, thought to be derived from persistent M�llerian (synonymous with paramesonephric) epithelium islets in postembryonic life.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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