endometrium

Significat (Anglès)

The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.

Conceptes

Sinònims

uterine cervix

uterine mucosa

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/
Etimologia (Anglès)

From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”).

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