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UTERUS
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Irregular inflected form: uteri
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("uterus" is a kind of...):
female internal reproductive organ (the reproductive organs of a woman)
Meronyms (parts of "uterus"):
cervix; cervix uteri; uterine cervix (necklike opening to the uterus)
arteria uterina; uterine artery (a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina)
Fallopian tube; oviduct; uterine tube (either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus)
uterine cavity (the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes)
endometrium ((pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition)
myometrium (the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus)
placenta (the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uterus"):
venter (the womb)
Holonyms ("uterus" is a part of...):
female reproductive system (the reproductive system of females)
Context examples:
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy.
(Cervical Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Progesterone is best known for its role in preparing the uterus for pregnancy, but the hormone has also been shown to promote nerve, blood vessel, and bone tissue repair.
(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb, sheds its lining.
(Menstruation, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Periodic discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus.
(Menstruation, NCI Dictionary)
The periodic discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus.
(Menstrual period, NCI Dictionary)
An internal radiation treatment technique in which a small diameter hollow metal sphere filled with a radioactive source is placed inside the uterus for the treatment of gynecological cancers.
(Mini Ovoid Brachytherapy, NCI Thesaurus)
The discharged blood from the uterus during the reproductive years.
(Menstrual Blood, NCI Thesaurus)
Retention in uterus of an abortus that has been dead at least 4 weeks.
(Missed Abortion, Food and Drug Administration)
The appendages of the UTERUS: the FALLOPIAN TUBES, OVARIES, and supporting ligaments of the uterus.
(Murine Uterine Adnexa, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The ovaries are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus.
(Ovarian, NCI Dictionary)
