endometrium
See also: Endometrium
English
Etymology
From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/
Noun
endometrium (plural endometria)
- (anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
Derived terms
- endometrial
- endometric
- endometriosis
- endometrioma
- endometritis
- myoendometrium
Translations
mucous membrane
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