perimetrium

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noun

The outer serosa layer of the uterus.

OriginLate Latin metrium ← Ancient Greek μήτριον →
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Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyThe outer serosa layer of the uterus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμήτριον“of a mother”
  2. Late Latinmetrium“womb”
  3. Englishperimetrium

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

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APA

perimetrium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimetrium

MLA

“perimetrium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimetrium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perimetrium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimetrium.

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