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endometrial

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en·do·me·tri·um  (nd-mtr-m)
n. pl. en·do·me·tri·a (-tr-)
The glandular mucous membrane that lines the uterus.
[New Latin endomtrium : endo- + Greek mtra, uterus; see metro-.]
endo·metri·al adj.
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Adj.1.endometrial - of or relating to the endometrium
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