Endometrium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endometrium \En`do*me"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within +
     mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.)
     The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  endometrium
       n : (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
       [also: {endometria} (pl)]