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en⋅do⋅me⋅tri⋅um

  [en-doh-mee-tree-uhm]
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–noun, plural -tri⋅a  [-tree-uh] . Anatomy.
the mucous membrane lining the uterus.
Origin:
1880–85; endo- + NL -metrium < Gk mtr(ā) womb + -ion dim. suffix

Related forms:
en⋅do⋅me⋅tri⋅al, adjective
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en·do·me·tri·um   (ěn'dō-mē'trē-əm)   
n.   pl. en·do·me·tri·a (-trē-ə)
The glandular mucous membrane that lines the uterus.

[New Latin endomētrium : endo- + Greek mētra, uterus; see metro-.]
en'do·me'tri·al adj.
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Main Entry: en·do·me·tri·um
Pronunciation: -'mE-trE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural en·do·me·tria /-trE-&/
: the mucous membrane lining the uterus that is composed of three layers —see STRATUM BASALE, STRATUM COMPACTUM, STRATUM SPONGIOSUM
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endometrium en·do·me·tri·um (ěn'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.

en'do·me'tri·al adj.

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