Crossword clues for endometrium
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Endometrium \En`do*me"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. the mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted
WordNet
n. (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
[also: endometria (pl)]
Wikipedia
The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus. It has a basal layer and a functional layer; the functional layer thickens and then is sloughed during the menstural cycle or estrous cycle. During pregnancy, the glands and blood vessels in the endometrium further increase in size and number. Vascular spaces fuse and become interconnected, forming the placenta, which supplies oxygen and nutrition to the embryo and fetus. The presence of commensal bacteria in the uterus and endometrium have been identified.
Usage examples of "endometrium".
It showed a rather normal endometrium in the proliferative phase, but the stain stopped me.
As Weston turned it in his hands, we saw the slice through the endometrium and muscle.
The whole organ, like the uterine endometrium, had a dormant appearance.
One minor physiological variation between humans and cows or sheep was very significant for my purposes: In human females the length of the oviducts before they unite to form the corpus uteri is short, leaving less time and space to catch the fertilized egg before it reaches the endometrium and undergoes impregnation there: at which point there can be no hope of transplantation.
It takes approximately twenty-four hours for the fertilized ova to drop from the ovaries through the Fallopian tubes into the suitably stimulated endometrium of the uterus.
She slit it open, to reveal the endometrium, the lining still thick and lush with blood.
The theory is that normal monthly loss of the endometrium is healthier.