endometrium

[en-doh-mee-tree-uh m] /ˌɛn doʊˈmi tri əm/
noun, plural endometria
[en-doh-mee-tree-uh] /ˌɛn doʊˈmi tri ə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy
1.
the mucous membrane lining the uterus.
Origin
1880-85; endo- + Neo-Latin -metrium < Greek mḗtr(ā) womb + -ion diminutive suffix
Related forms
endometrial, adjective
Examples from the web for endometrium
  • The inner lining of the uterus is called the endometrium.
  • The endometrium is not directly sampled with the device used to sample the ectocervix.
British Dictionary definitions for endometrium

endometrium

/ˌɛndəʊˈmiːtrɪəm/
noun (pl) -tria (-trɪə)
1.
the mucous membrane that lines the uterus
Derived Forms
endometrial, adjective
Word Origin
C19: New Latin, from endo- + Greek mētra uterus
Word Origin and History for endometrium
n.

1882, medical Latin, from endo- + Greek metra "uterus," related to meter (see mother (n.1)).

endometrium in Medicine

endometrium en·do·me·tri·um (ěn'dō-mē'trē-əm)
n. pl. en·do·me·tri·a (-trē-ə)
The glandular mucous membrane comprising the inner layer of the uterine wall.

en'do·me'tri·al adj.
endometrium in Science
endometrium
  (ěn'dō-mē'trē-əm)   
Plural endometria
The mucous membrane that lines the uterus. A fertilized egg must embed itself in the endometrium in order to develop into an embryo. See more at menstrual cycle.