ENDOMETRIUM - Definition

Pronunciation:		`endow'meetreeum
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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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	See Also:	decidua, mucosa, mucous membrane, uterus, womb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\En`dome"trium\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	mucous membrane lining of the inner surface of the uterus that grows during each menstrual cycle and is shed in menstrual blood.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	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.