| uterine haemorrhage | The escape of blood from vessels in the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| uterine horn | cornu uteri |
| uterine inertia | Failure of the uterus to contract with normal strength and duration and at normal intervals during labour. It is also called uterine atony. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uterine insufficiency | Atony of the uterine musculature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine inversion | A turning of the uterus inside out, whereby the fundus is forced through the cervix and protrudes into or outside of the vagina. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uterine milk | A whitish fluid secretion between the villi of the placenta, which nourishes the implanting ovum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine monitoring | Measurement or recording of contraction activity of the uterine muscle. It is used to determine progress of labour and assess status of pregnancy. It is also used in conjunction with foetal monitoring to determine foetal response to stress of maternal uterine contractions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uterine neoplasms | Neoplasms of the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uterine opening of uterine tubes | The uterine opening of the oviduct. Synonym: ostium uterinum tubae, ostium internum, uterine opening of uterine tubes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine ostium of uterine tubes | The uterine opening of the oviduct. Synonym: ostium uterinum tubae, ostium internum, uterine opening of uterine tubes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine part of uterine tube | The part of the uterine tube located within the wall of the uterus. Synonym: pars uterina tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine perforation | Penetration through the uterine wall. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uterine pregnancy | Development of foetus within the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine prolapse | The abnormal downward displacement of the uterus from its normal anatomic position within the pelvis. Higher grade prolapse can result in protrusion of the uterus from the vaginal canal. (27 Sep 1997) |
| uterine relaxing factor | <protein> Polypeptide hormone produced by corpus luteum and found in the blood of pregnant animals. Acts, as its name suggests, to cause muscle relaxation during parturition. Human relaxin has an A chain of 24 amino acids and a B chain of 29. Has structural similarity to insulin. (18 Nov 1997) |