Hypertext Webster Gateway: "endometrium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Endometrium \En`do*me"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within +
mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.)
The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
endometrium
n : the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under
hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is
shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed
along with the placenta at parturition
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