| uterovaginal canal | A median tubular structure produced in the embryo from the fusion of the caudal parts of the paramesonephric ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| uterovaginal plexus | A gangliated autonomic plexus on each side of the cervix of the uterus, derived from the inferior hypogastric plexus. Synonym: plexus uterovaginalis, Frankenhauser's ganglion, Lee's ganglion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uteroventral | Synonym: uteroabdominal. Origin: utero-+ L. Venter, belly (05 Mar 2000) |
| uteroverdine | Biliverdin from dog placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterovesical | Relating to the uterus and the urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterovesical fold | <anatomy> A peritoneal fold extending from the uterus to the posterior portion of the bladder. Synonym: plica uterovesicalis, plica vesicouterina, uterovesical fold, vesicouterine ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterovesical ligament | <anatomy> A peritoneal fold extending from the uterus to the posterior portion of the bladder. Synonym: plica uterovesicalis, plica vesicouterina, uterovesical fold, vesicouterine ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus | <anatomy> The hollow muscular organ in female mammals in which the fertilized ovum normally becomes embedded and in which the developing embryo and foetus is nourished. In the nongravid human, it is a pear shaped structure, about 3 inches in length, consisting of a body, fundus, isthmus and cervix. Its cavity opens into the vagina below and into the uterine tube on either side at the cornu. It is supported by direct attachment to the vagina and by indirect attachment to various other nearby pelvic structures. Synonym: metra. Origin: L., Gr. Hystera (18 Nov 1997) |
| uterus acollis | A uterus with atresia or absence of the cervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus arcuatus | A uterus with a depression at the fundus; an incomplete uterus bicornis. Synonym: uterus arcuatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus bicornate bicollis | See: bicornate uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus bicornate unicollis | See: bicornate uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus bicornis | A uterus that is more or less completely divided into two lateral horns as a result of imperfect fusion of the paramesonephric ducts; it differs from septate uterus, in which there is no external mark of separation; in uterus bicornis, the cervix may be single (uterus bicornate unicollis) or double (uterus bicornate bicollis). Synonym: bifid uterus, uterus bicornis, uterus bifidus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus bifidus | A uterus that is more or less completely divided into two lateral horns as a result of imperfect fusion of the paramesonephric ducts; it differs from septate uterus, in which there is no external mark of separation; in uterus bicornis, the cervix may be single (uterus bicornate unicollis) or double (uterus bicornate bicollis). Synonym: bifid uterus, uterus bicornis, uterus bifidus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterus biforis | Septate uterus in which the cervix is divided into two by a septum. Synonym: double-mouthed uterus, uterus biforis. (05 Mar 2000) |