endometrium

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From endo- (“inner”) +‎ Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (“of a mother”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: ˌendəˈmitriəm

[edit] Noun

endometrium (plural endometria)

  1. the mucus membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted

[edit] Translations

mucus membrane

[edit] Derived terms

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