myometrium

English

Etymology

myo- +‎ Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪəʊˈmiːtɹiəm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

myometrium (plural myometria)

(anatomy) The smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus.

Translations

smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus

Catalan: miometri m
French: myomètre (fr) m
Galician: miometrio (gl) m
Greek: μυομήτριο (el) n (myomítrio)
Italian: miometrio m
Spanish: miometrio m

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