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Descriptor
English
:
Uterus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Útero
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Útero
Synonyms
English
:
Cornua, Uterine
Fundus Uteri
Fundus Uterus
Fundus, Uterine
Uteri
Uteri, Fundus
Uterine Cornua
Uterine Fundus
Uterus Cornua
Womb
Wombs
Tree Number:
A05.360.319.679
Definition
English
:
The hollow thick-walled muscular organ in the
female
PELVIS
. It consists of the fundus which is the site of
EMBRYO IMPLANTATION
and
FETAL DEVELOPMENT
. Beyond the isthmus at the perineal end of fundus, is
CERVIX UTERI
(the neck) opening into
VAGINA
. Beyond the isthmi at the upper abdominal end of fundus, are the
FALLOPIAN TUBES.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/blood supply
: consider
PLACENTAL CIRCULATION
; /surg: consider
HYSTERECTOMY
or
HYSTEROTOMY
;
inflammation
=
ENDOMETRITIS
Consider also terms at
English
:
HYSTER-
See Related
English
:
Hysterectomy
Hysterosalpingography
Hysteroscopy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
15000
Unique Identifier:
D014599
Occurrence in VHL
:
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