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11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (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
originFrom endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- untrimmed 14
- remounted 12
- unmerited 12
- unmitered 12
- emeritum 12
- immured 12
- midterm 12
- mimeoed 12
- trimmed 12
- domineer 11
- dormient 11
- entoderm 11