(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
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endometrium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mucosa, mucous membrane |
| Derivation | endometrial |
Examples of endometrium
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The embryo becomes embedded in the endometrium in a process called implantation.
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In adenomyosis, basal endometrium penetrates into hyperplastic myometrial fibers.
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Ormeloxifene also suppresses proliferation and decidualization of the endometrium.
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With it, the doctor can see the transplanted endometrium and confirm the diagnosis.
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This brings the blastocyst nearer to the endometrium and also immobilizes it.
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The uterus consists of three layers with the innermost layer being the endometrium.
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Humans do, in fact, reabsorb about two-thirds of the endometrium each cycle.
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Without Lkb1, the entire endometrium became cancerous early and rapidly, they found.
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These changes in the endometrium could, theoretically, prevent implantation.
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- (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
- (endometrial) of or relating to the endometrium
- The mucus membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted
- The lining of the uterus.
- The tissue that lines the inside of the uterus.
- The lining of the womb which grows and sheds during a normal menstrual cycle and which supports a foetus if a pregnancy occurs.
- The lining of the uterus that swells after ovulation to receive an egg and is sloughed off during menstruation if implantation doesn't take place. "Endometritis" refers to inflammation of the endometrium. ...
- The uterine lining; is shed at the start of each menstrual cycle
- The lining of the womb which develops each month ready to receive the implanting embryo, but shed in a period if no implantation occurs.
