Endometrium

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ËŒendəˈmitriÉ™m/

Origin

From -("inner") Late Latin metrium ("womb"), from Ancient Greek μήτριον ("of a mother").

Full definition of endometrium

Noun

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

Derived terms

• endometrial
• endometriosis
• endometrioma
• endometritis