Endometrium

Introduction: Endometrium

Description of Endometrium

Endometrium: The layer of tissue that lines the uterus.
Source: National Institute of Health

Endometrium: (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.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Endometrium: 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.
Source: CRISP

Endometrium: The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing EMBRYO.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Endometrium: The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing EMBRYO.
Source: MeSH 2007

Endometrium as an Organ

Endometrium (organ): Lining of the uterus.

Endometrium (organ): See Endometrium (organ information).

More information on organs: Endometrium:

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Terms associated with Endometrium:

Terms Similar to Endometrium:

• endometria

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

More specific terms for Endometrium:

• Decidua

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Endometrium

• Uterus

Source - MeSH 2007

• uterus

Source - CRISP

• mucous membrane
• mucosa

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Endometrium

The following list attempts to classify Endometrium into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• mucosa,mucous membrane
• membrane,tissue layer
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Urogenital System
  • Genitalia
    • Genitalia, Female
      • Uterus
        • Endometrium

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• uterus
• female genitalia
• genitalia
• urogenital system
• Anatomy

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