endometrium

[ en-doh-mee-tree-uh m ]

/ ˌɛn doʊˈmi tri əm /

noun, plural en·do·me·tri·a [en-doh-mee-tree-uh] /ˌɛn doʊˈmi tri ə/. Anatomy.

the mucous membrane lining the uterus.

Nearby words

endometrioid carcinoma, endometrioid tumor, endometrioma, endometriosis, endometritis, endometrium, endomitosis, endomixis, endomorph, endomorphic, endomorphism

Origin of endometrium

1880–85; endo- + New Latin -metrium < Greek mḗtr(ā) womb + -ion diminutive suffix

Related forms

en·do·me·tri·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for endometrial

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British Dictionary definitions for endometrial

endometrium

/ (ˌɛndəʊˈmiːtrɪəm) /

noun plural -tria (-trɪə)

the mucous membrane that lines the uterus

Derived Forms

endometrial, adjective

Word Origin for endometrium

C19: New Latin, from endo- + Greek mētra uterus

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Medicine definitions for endometrial

endometrium

[ ĕn′dō-mē′trē-əm ]

n. pl. en•do•me•tri•a (-trē-ə)

The glandular mucous membrane comprising the inner layer of the uterine wall.

Related forms

en′do•me′tri•al adj.

Science definitions for endometrial

endometrium

[ ĕn′dō-mē′trē-əm ]

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.