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MeSH Heading: Endometrium
Tree Number(s): A05.360.319.679.490
Unique ID: D004717
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004717
Annotation: 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.
Entry Term(s): Endometria
NLM Classification #: WP 400
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2007/07/11

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Endometrium MeSH Descriptor Data 2026