endometrium

See also: Endometrium

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/

Noun

endometrium (plural endometria)

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

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Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English endometrium, from endo- (inner) + Late Latin metrium (womb), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, of a mother).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /endomɛˈtrium/ [en.do.mɛˈt̪ri.ʊm]
  • Rhymes: -um
  • Syllabification: en‧do‧me‧tri‧um

Noun

endometrium (plural endometrium-endometrium)

  1. (anatomy) endometrium

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