endometrium

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From endo-, "inner" + Late Latin metrium, "womb," from Greek μήτριον, "of a mother."

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˌendəˈmitriəm

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

endometrium (plural endometria)

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

[edit] Translations

• German: Endometrium n.
• Italian: endometrio it(it) m.
• Korean: 자궁내막 (jagungnaemak)

[edit] Derived terms

• endometrial
• endometriosis
• endometrioma
• endometritis