Concept information
Preferred term
Endometrium
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Endometria
Note
- inflammation = ENDOMETRITIS
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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endometrium
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tunica mucosa uteri
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Swedish
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Endometrium
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004717
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