| procidentia uteri | See: prolapse of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hernia uteri inguinale | <syndrome> Familial disorder with presence of fallopian tube, uterus, and testis in a male. Deficient mullerian inhibitory substance secondary to Sertoli cell defect. Synonym: hernia uteri inguinale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descensus uteri | Downward movement of the uterus due to laxity and atony of the muscular and fascial structures of the pelvic floor, usually resulting from injuries of childbirth or advanced age; prolapse occurs in three forms, first degree prolapse, the cervix of the prolapsed uterus is well within the vaginal orifice, second degree prolapse, the cervix is at or near the introitus, third degree prolapse (procidentia uteri), the cervix protrudes well beyond the vaginal orifice. Synonym: descensus uteri, falling of the womb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ichthyosis uteri | Transformation of the columnar epithelium of the endometrium into stratified squamous epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isthmus uteri | An elongated constriction at the junction of the body and cervix of the uterus. Synonym: isthmus uteri, Guyon's isthmus, orificium internum uteri, os uteri internum, ostium uteri internum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ostium uteri | The vaginal opening of the uterus. Synonym: ostium uteri, mouth of the womb, opening of uterus, orificium externum uteri, os uteri externum, ostium uteri externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ostium uteri externum | The vaginal opening of the uterus. Synonym: ostium uteri, mouth of the womb, opening of uterus, orificium externum uteri, os uteri externum, ostium uteri externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| os uteri externum | The vaginal opening of the uterus. Synonym: ostium uteri, mouth of the womb, opening of uterus, orificium externum uteri, os uteri externum, ostium uteri externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tunica mucosa uteri | <anatomy, gynaecology> The tissue lining the uterus, it is sloughed off during the woman's menstrual period, and afterward grows back and slowly gets thicker and thicker until the next period. (07 Apr 1998) |
| tunica muscularis uteri | <anatomy> Uterine smooth muscle. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tunica serosa uteri | Serous coat of uterus; the visceral peritoneum covering the fundus and posterior body of the uterus. Synonym: tunica serosa uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies intestinalis uteri | The posterosuperior surface of the uterus with which loops of intestine come in contact. Synonym: facies intestinalis uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies vesicalis uteri | The surface of the uterus facing the bladder and separated from it by the uterovesical pouch of peritoneum. Synonym: facies vesicalis uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labia uteri | See: anterior lip of uterine os, posterior lip of uterine os. Vestibular labium of limbus of spiral lamina, the upper, short periosteal extension of the limbus laminae spiralis osseae which provides the central attachment for the tectorial membrane. Synonym: labium limbi vestibulare laminae spiralis, lamina dentata, vestibular lip of limbus of spiral lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labium anterius ostii uteri | The portion of the vaginal part of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between the ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix. It is slightly shorter than labium posterius. Synonym: labium anterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |