endometrium
/ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/
endometrium noun: the mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
Noun
endometrium (plural endometria)
- The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
endometrium meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
endometrium in Tamil
- கருப்பையின் உள்ளுறை, கருப்பை உட்சளிப் படலம், கருப்பையகம், உள்வரிச் சவ்வு
endometrium in Arabic
- mucous membrane
- بطانَة الرحم
endometrium in Indonesian
- mucous membrane
- endometrium
Forms of endometrium
| plural | endometria |
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Origin of endometrium
From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”).
Words formed from endometrium
- endometrial
- endometric
- endometrioid
- endometrioma
- endometriosis
- endometritis
- myoendometrium
Questions about endometrium
- What does endometrium mean?
- Endometrium means the mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
- What is endometrium in Tamil?
- Endometrium in Tamil is கருப்பையின் உள்ளுறை, கருப்பை உட்சளிப் படலம், கருப்பையகம். See Endometrium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is endometrium?
- Endometrium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce endometrium?
- Endometrium is pronounced /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/.
- What is the plural of endometrium?
- The plural of endometrium is endometria.
Words near endometrium in the dictionary
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