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endometrium

en·do·me·tri·um [ èndō mtree əm ] (plural en·do·me·tri·a [ èndō mtree ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
mucous membrane lining womb: the mucous membrane that lines the womb and increases in thickness in the later part of the menstrual cycle

[Late 19th century. <endo- + Greek mētra "womb"]

en·do·me·tri·al adjective
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