| tubo- | Tubular, a tube. See: salpingo-. Origin: L. Tubus, tuba, tube (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tubo-ovarian | Relating to the uterine (fallopian) tube and the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovarian abscess | A large abscess involving a uterine tube and an adherent ovary, resulting from extension of purulent inflammation of the tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovarian pregnancy | Development of the ovum at the fimbriated extremity of the fallopian and involving the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovarian varicocele | A varicose condition of the pampiniform plexus in the broad ligament of the uterus. Synonym: tubo-ovarian varicocele, utero-ovarian varicocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovariectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical excision of the Fallopian tube and the ovary. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tubo-ovaritis | Inflammation of both fallopian tube and ovary. Synonym: tubo-ovaritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuboabdominal | Relating to a uterine (fallopian) tube and the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuboabdominal pregnancy | Development of an ectopic pregnancy partly in the fallopian tube and partly in the abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubocurarine | <drug> An alkaloid that acts as a muscle relaxant by blocking acetyl choline receptors. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tubocurarine chloride | C38H44Cl2N2O6-5H 2O; d-Tubocurarine chloride;an alkaloid (obtained from the stems of Chondodendron, particularly C. Tomentosum) that blocks the action of acetylcholine at the myoneural junction by occupying the receptors competitively; also blocks ganglionic transmission and releases histamine; used to produce muscular relaxation during surgical operations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuboligamentous | Relating to the uterine (fallopian) tube and the broad ligament of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuboperitoneal | Relating to the uterine (fallopian) tubes and the peritoneum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuboplasty | <gynaecology, procedure> Reconstructive surgery on the fallopian tubes to correct abnormalities that cause infertility. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tuboreticular structure | Tubules 20-30 nm in length that lie within cisterns of smooth endoplasmic reticulum; observed in connective tissue diseases such as SLE, and in various cancers and virus infections. (05 Mar 2000) |