endometrium
noun
en·do·me·tri·um
ˌen-dō-ˈmē-trē-əm 
plural endometria
ˌen-dō-ˈmē-trē-əm
: the mucous membrane lining the uterus
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It was associated with more than a third of deaths from cancer of the endometrium, gallbladder, esophagus, liver and kidney, the new study found.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 July 2024
The endometrium is the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus.
—Kasandra Brabaw, Health, 19 June 2024
By the third day of your cycle, levels of progesterone and estrogen are rising and working to rebuild your endometrium.
—Holly Eagleson, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
In endometriosis, another prevalent condition that for some becomes a life-altering chronic disease, tissue mimicking the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) grows elsewhere in the body (most commonly in the pelvis).
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 July 2024
The endometrium is the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus.
—Kasandra Brabaw, Health, 19 June 2024
By the third day of your cycle, levels of progesterone and estrogen are rising and working to rebuild your endometrium.
—Holly Eagleson, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
In endometriosis, another prevalent condition that for some becomes a life-altering chronic disease, tissue mimicking the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) grows elsewhere in the body (most commonly in the pelvis).
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
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endometrium
noun
en·do·me·tri·um
ˌen-dō-ˈmē-trē-əm
plural endometria
-trē-ə
: the mucous membrane lining the uterus
Medical Definition
endometrium
noun
en·do·me·tri·um
-ˈmē-trē-əm
plural endometria
-trē-ə
: the mucous membrane lining the uterus that is composed of three layers see stratum basale, stratum compactum, stratum spongiosum
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