ENDOMETRIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endometrial mean? 

• ENDOMETRIAL (adjective)
  The adjective ENDOMETRIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the endometrium

  Familiarity information: ENDOMETRIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOMETRIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the endometrium

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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)

Derivation:

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)

 Context examples 

It is being evaluated in the treatment of endometrial cancer.

(Danazol, NCI Dictionary)

An endometrial fibroblast that differentiates during pregnancy in response to the implanting embryo by accumulating lipid and glycogen.

(Decidual Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat advanced breast and endometrial cancer.

(Megace, NCI Dictionary)

A rare primary neoplasm of the uterine corpus characterized by the presence of endometrial stromal and smooth muscle components.

(Mixed Endometrial Stromal and Smooth Muscle Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Benign endometrial hyperplasia characterized by the presence of cystically dilated glands.

(Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion of this gene and the MBTD1 gene may be associated with low-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas.

(CXorf67 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A hyperplasia characterized by excessive proliferation of endometrial cells, resulting in the formation of complex epithelial structures.

(Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to a reduced risk for heart disease, increased physical activity has been associated with a lower risk for colon, breast, and endometrial cancers.

(Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers, NIH)

It is associated with cytologic atypia and an increased risk of endometrial adenocarcinoma.

(Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia with Atypia, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the replacement of part of the glandular endometrial epithelium by nodular structures that contain non-keratinizing squamous cells.

(Morular Metaplasia of the Endometrium, NCI Thesaurus)