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ENDOMETRIUM
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Irregular inflected form: endometria
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("endometrium" is a kind of...):
mucosa; mucous membrane (mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior)
Meronyms (substance of "endometrium"):
decidua (the epithelial tissue of the endometrium)
Domain category:
gestation; maternity; pregnancy (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)
Holonyms ("endometrium" is a part of...):
uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)
Derivation:
endometrial (of or relating to the endometrium)
Context examples:
Consequently, it inhibits ovulation and changes the normal cycle of cervical mucus and endometrium.
(Norethindrone, NCI Thesaurus)
An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus).
(Endometrial hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)
An endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium showing squamous differentiation.
(Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Variant with Squamous Differentiation, NCI Thesaurus)
Some types of infertility have been associated with dysregulated expression of this gene in the endometrium.
(Endometrial Bleeding Associated Factor, NCI Thesaurus)
Abnormal cell growth in the endometrium (the lining of the uterus).
(Endometrial disorder, NCI Dictionary)
A procedure in which a sample of tissue is taken from the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) for examination under a microscope.
(Endometrial biopsy, NCI Dictionary)
The epithelial tissue of the endometrium.
(Decidua, NCI Thesaurus)
A cervical adenocarcinoma with the histologic characteristics of the endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium.
(Cervical Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplastic endometrial proliferation that is confined to the endometrium and does not have metastatic potential.
(Benign Endometrial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Acolbifene specifically binds to estrogen receptors in responsive tissue, including liver, bone, breast, and endometrium.
(Acolbifene hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
