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Endometrium

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endometrium /en·do·me·tri·um/ (-me´tre-um) pl. endome´tria   the mucous membrane lining the uterus.
en·do·me·tri·um (nd-mtr-m)
n. pl. en·do·me·tri·a (-tr-)
The glandular mucous membrane comprising the inner layer of the uterine wall.

endo·metri·al adj.

Endometrium
The mucosal layer lining the inner cavity of the uterus. The endometrium's structure changes with age and with the menstrual cycle.

endometrium,
n the uterine mucous membrane lining.

endometrium
the mucous membrane lining the uterus.

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