endometrium
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endometrium definition
endo·metri·um (-mē′trē əm)
noun pl. endometria -·tria (-trē ə)
the inner lining of the uterus
Related Forms:
- endometrial en′do·me′tri·al adjective
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endometrium Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: It has a cavity in the middle which is lined with tissue called the endometrium.
Adjective modifier
- uterine: Approximately 20 % of cancers of the uterine endometrium, the fifth most common cancer of women world-wide, exhibit MSI.
Preposition: in
- woman: Title Effects of raloxifene on bone mineral density, serum cholesterol concentrations, and uterine endometrium in postmenopausal women.
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