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)

  1. (anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.

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