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endometrium definition

endo·metri·um (-mē′trē əm)

noun pl. endometria -·tria (-trē ə)

the inner lining of the uterus

Etymology: endo- + Gr mētra, uterus; akin to mētēr, mother

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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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