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endometrium

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛndəʊˈmiːtrɪəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′dō mē′trē əm)

Inflections of 'endometrium' (n): npl: endometria

en•do•me•tri•um (en′dō mē′trē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tri•a (-trē ə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]

Anatomythe mucous membrane lining the uterus.

Greek mé̄tr(ā) womb + -ion diminutive suffix
endo- + Neo-Latin -metrium 1880–85

en′do•me′tri•al, adj.

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endometrium /ˌɛndəʊˈmiːtrɪəm/ n ( pl -tria /-trɪə/)

the mucous membrane that lines the uterus

Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from endo- + Greek mētra uterusˌendoˈmetrial adj

'endometrium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

endometritis - decidua - endometriosis - estradiol - puerperal fever

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