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myometrium

myo·met·rium

UK/ˌmaɪəʊˈmiːtɹiəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus

Origin

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

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