endometrium (redirected from endometriums)

en·do·me·tri·um  (nd-mtr-m)

n. pl. en·do·me·tri·a (-tr-)

The glandular mucous membrane that lines the uterus.

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[New Latin endomtrium : endo- + Greek mtra, uterus; see metro-.]

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endo·metri·al adj.

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endometrium [end-oh-meet-tree-um]

Noun

the mucous membrane lining the womb [Greek endon within + mētra womb]

endometrial adj

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endometrium  (nd-mtr-m)

Plural endometria

The mucous membrane that lines the uterus. A fertilized egg must embed itself in the endometrium in order to develop into an embryo. See more at menstrual cycle.

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Noun

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endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition mucosa, mucous membrane - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus decidua - the epithelial tissue of the endometrium maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus