Endometrium vs. Decidua: What's the Difference?

The glandular mucous membrane that lines the uterus.

A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.

(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.

(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy

The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it.

(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

The epithelial tissue of the endometrium