endometrium
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (“of a mother”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˌendəˈmitriəm/
Noun [edit]
endometrium (plural endometria)
- the mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted
Translations [edit]
mucous membrane
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