Endometrium
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endometrium
[en″do-me´tre-um] (pl. endome´tria) (Gr.)the mucous membrane lining the uterus. adj., adj endome´trial.
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en·do·me·tri·um
, pl.en·do·me·tri·a
(en'dō-mē'trē-ŭm, -trē-ă), [TA]The mucous membrane comprising the inner layer of the uterine wall; it consists of a simple columnar epithelium and a lamina propria that contains simple tubular uterine glands. The structure, thickness, and state of the endometrium undergo marked change with the menstrual cycle. The blastocyst implants into the endometrium making the uterus gravid. If implantation does not occur, the superficial part of the endometrium is shed during the (hemorrhagic) menstrual phase of the uterine cycle.
Synonym(s): tunica mucosa uteri [TA]
[endo- + G. mētra, uterus]
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endometrium
(ĕn′dō-mē′trē-əm)n. pl. endome·tria (-trē-ə)
The glandular mucous membrane that lines the uterus.
en′do·me′tri·al adj.
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en·do·me·tri·um
, pl. endometria (en'dō-mē'trē-ŭm, -ă) [TA]The mucous membrane forming the inner layer of the uterine wall; it consists of a simple columnar epithelium and a lamina propria that contains simple tubular uterine glands. The structure, thickness, and state of the endometrium undergo marked change with the menstrual cycle.
[endo- + G. mētra, uterus]
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endometrium
The inner mucous membrane lining of the womb (uterus) that undergoes changes in structure and thickness at different stages of the menstrual cycle, and much of which is shed at menstruation.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
endometrium
the lining of the uterus in female mammals, being a glandular MUCUS membrane that undergoes changes during the OESTRUS CYCLE during which it builds up under the influence of OESTROGEN in preparation for receiving the fertilized egg. Where fertilization does not occur, it regresses, or in the case of humans, anthropoid apes and Old-World monkeys, it breaks down over a few days, producing bleeding. See MENSTRUAL CYCLE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Endometrium
The mucosal layer lining the inner cavity of the uterus. The endometrium's structure changes with age and with the menstrual cycle.
Mentioned in: Emergency Contraception, Endometrial Biopsy, Endometrial Cancer, Endometriosis, Hysterosonography, Infertility, Menopause, Postmenopausal Bleeding, Transvaginal Ultrasound
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en·do·me·tri·um
, pl. endometria (endō-mē'trē-ŭm, -ă) [TA]The mucous membrane forming the inner layer of the uterine wall.
[endo- + G. mētra, uterus]
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