Look up: Endometrium


  1. endometrium
    Type: Term Pronunciation: en′dō-mē′trē-ŭm, -trē-ă Definitions: 1. The mucous membrane comprising the inner layer of the uterine wall; it consists of a simple columnar epithelium and a lamina propria that contains simple tubular uterine glands. The structure,...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=29127

  2. endometrium
    [n] - the mucous membrane that lines the uterus
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=endometrium

  3. Endometrium
    The lining of the womb.
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=e

  4. Endometrium
    the membrane that lines the uterus
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=E

  5. Endometrium
    The lining of the womb
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  6. endometrium
    Lining of the uterus
    Found op http://www.generalandmedical.com/glossary/index_alpha_Results.html?mode=E

  7. Endometrium
    The inner lining of the uterus that thickens and sloughs off during the menstrual cycle.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20905

  8. Endometrium
    The lining of the womb.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  9. Endometrium
    Endometrium: The uterine lining; the cells that line the uterus (the womb); the inner layer of the uterus. This tissue is shed monthly in response to the hormonal changes of the menstrual period. The endometrium then grows back and slowly gets thicker and thicker until the next period when it is onc...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3242

  10. endometrium
    Mucous membrane that lines the uterus and that thickens during the menstrual cycle ready for implantation of the embryo. If implantation does not occur the endometrium returns to its previous state and the excess tissue is shed at menstruation. If implantation does occur the endometrium becomes the ...
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  11. Endometrium
    En`do·me'tri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'e`ndon within + mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/38

  12. endometrium
    <anatomy, gynaecology> The tissue lining the uterus, it is sloughed off during the woman's menstrual period, and afterward grows back and slowly gets thicker and thicker until the next period. ... (07 Apr 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?endometrium



  1. endometrium
    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 p...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=endometrium

  2. endometrium
    (en″do-me´tre-әm) pl. endome´tria the mucous membrane lining the uterus. adj., endome´trial., adj.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  3. Endometrium
    • (n.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/endometrium/

  4. endometrium
    (from the article `allantois`) ...fetal excretions. In mammals other than marsupials the allantois is intimately associated with the chorion, contributing blood vessels to that ... Rather than flowing out of the uterus by way of the vagina (during menstruation), some fragments of the endometrium may...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/29

  5. Endometrium
    ==Function== The endometrium is the innermost glandular layer and functions as a lining for the uterus, preventing adhesions between the opposed walls of the myometrium, thereby maintaining the patency of the uterine cavity. During the menstrual cycle or estrous cycle, the endometrium grows to a th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrium

  6. endometrium
    A mucous membrane, well supplied with blood vessels, that lines the uterus. It becomes thickened in the latter part of the menstrual cycle, but if no pregnancy occurs it is shed during menstruation. Related entry • female genital tract
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/endometrium.html

  7. Endometrium
    The inner lining of the uterus, made up of tissue and blood that are shed during menstruation every month in a woman of child-bearing age. Once conception has occurred, the embryo implants itself in the endometrium. Broader term(s): Uterus
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/E/3

  8. Endometrium
    The lining of the uterus which grows and sheds in response to estrogen and progesterone stimulation; the bed of tissue designed to nourish the implanted embryo.
    Found op http://www.thebridgecentre.co.uk/04_causesofinfertility/glossary_of_terms.h

  9. endometrium
    Greek endo = within, and metra = uterus, hence the mucosal lining of the uterine cavity.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  10. Endometrium
    The lining of the uterus (womb).
    Found op http://www.patientinfo.selcn.nhs.uk/glossary?startswith=E

  11. endometrium
    (en;do-me;tre-um) The inner lining of the uterus.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  12. endometrium
    (en;do-me;tre-um) The inner lining of the uterus.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  13. endometrium
    The layer of tissue that lines the uterus.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=E

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