endometrium
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1. (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 (noun.body)
hypernym | : | mucosa, mucous membrane, |
definition | : | mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | uterus, womb, |
definition | : | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus (noun.body) |
substance holonym | : | decidua, |
definition | : | the epithelial tissue of the endometrium (noun.body) |
domain category | : | gestation, maternity, pregnancy, |
definition | : | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state) |
derivation | : | endometrial, |
definition | : | of or relating to the endometrium (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | endometrial, |
definition | : | of or relating to the endometrium (adj.pert) |
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