Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The glandular mucous membrane that lines the uterus.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The lining membrane of the uterus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun the mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin endomētrium : endo– + Greek mētrā, uterus; see metro–.]

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

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Examples

  • Ninety-four percent of uterine cancers begin in the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Ninety-four percent of uterine cancers begin in the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Ninety-four percent of uterine cancers begin in the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Ninety-four percent of uterine cancers begin in the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • In a natural anticipation of fertilization, these rising estrogen levels stimulate the tissue that lines the inside of your uterus called the endometrium to begin growing thicker.

    Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000

  • The entire cavity of the uterus is lined by a mucous membrane; [1] this mucous membrane is called the endometrium (endo -- within; metra -- uterus).

    Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson

  • The uterus, which is called the endometrium, and usually it is diagnosed following patient reports of abnormal bleeding.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • The uterus, which is called the endometrium, and usually it is diagnosed following patient reports of abnormal bleeding.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • The endometrium is a layer of mucous tissue, which lines the uterus cavity and undergoes hormone-dependent changes during the menstrual cycle.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

  • Cancer of the endometrium is the most common gynaecologic malignancy and accounts for 6% of all cancers in women.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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