metro-, metra-, metr-

1. A condition, usually resulting in pain and dysmenorrhea, characterized by the abnormal presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, frequently as cysts containing altered blood.
2. The presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility.
3. The presence of uterine lining in other pelvic organs, esp. the ovaries, characterized by cyst formation, adhesions, and menstrual pains.

1. Radiographic examination of the uterine cavity filled with a contrast medium.
2. Graphic procedure used to record uterine contractions.

Obsolete term for pathologic softening of the uterine tissues.

1. A reference to a woman's uterus and peritoneum (the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs): When Jenny was at the gynaecologist's, she was told that the metroperitoneal area in her body was totally healthy and that she could have a child whenever she wanted to!
2. Etymology: from the Greek peri-, meaning "around" + tonos, "a stretching" = "a stretching around".

Inflammation of the uterus and its peritoneal covering.