GC: n
S: MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/symptoms-causes/syc-20353439 (last access: 17 December 2024); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos/ (last access: 17 December 2024).
N: 1. – polycystic (adj): from “poly-” (Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”)) and “-cystic” (Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)).
– ovary (n): from Modern Latin ovarium “ovary” (16c.), from Medieval Latin ovaria “the ovary of a bird” (13c.), from Latin ovum “egg”.
– syndrome (n): rom medical Latin, from Greek syndrome “concurrence of symptoms, concourse of people,” from syndromos “place where several roads meet,” literally “a running together,” from syn- “with” + dromos “a running, course”
2. Mentions of the disorder date back to Ancient Greece, as it was described by Hippocrates in “Diseases of Women”. However, it was not until Stein and Leventhal published their findings in 1935 that the term “polycystic ovary syndrome” was coined. Some experts now believe the name should be changed, as what were first believed to be cysts are arrested follicles.
3. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) include irregular, missed or very light periods, hirsutism, weight gain, acne, thinning hair and infertility.
4. It is estimated that 8–13 % of women worldwide have PCOS, and that 70 % of cases go undiagnosed.
5. Genitourinary Tract: Stein-Leventhal syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome.
- A clinical symptom complex characterized by secondary amenorrhea and anovulation (hence sterility), and regularly associated with bilateral polycystic ovaries
6. Cultural Interrelation: In the season 3 premiere of This Is Us, one of its protagonists, Kate Pearson, was diagnosed with PCOS.
S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/word/syndrome, https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=ovary (last access: 20 December 2024); WT – https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/polycystic, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poly-#English, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cystic#English (last access: 20 December 2024). 2. NIH – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10254039/ (last access: 17 December 2024). 3. JHM (last access: 20 December 2024). 4. WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/polycystic-ovary-syndrome#:~:text=Overview,and%20cysts%20in%20the%20ovaries (last access: 20 December 2024). 5. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 20 December 2024). 6. TM – https://themighty.com/topic/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos/this-is-us-kate-pearson-pcos-infertility/ (last access: 20 December 2024).
SYN: 1. Stein-Leventhal syndrome. 2. polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS, polycystic ovarian syndrome. (depending on context)
S: 1. GDT – https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/8362722/syndrome-des-ovaires-polykystiques (last access: 20 December 2024); TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 20 December 2024). 2. GDT – https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/8362722/syndrome-des-ovaires-polykystiques (last access: 20 December 2024).
