uterine : Idioms & Phrases
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extra-uterine
Ex`tra-u"ter*ine adjective
Definitions
(Anat. & Med.) Outside of the uterus, or womb.
Webster 1913
Extra-uterine pregnancy
(Med.) , a condition of pregnancy in which the fetus is not in the uterus, but in the Fallopian tube or in the abdominal cavity.
Webster 1913
recto-uterine
Rec`to-u"ter*ine adjective
Definitions
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the uterus.
Webster 1913
uterine artery
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noun a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina
arteria uterina.
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uterine cavity
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noun the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes
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uterine cervix
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noun necklike opening to the uterus
cervix; cervix uteri.
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uterine contraction
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noun a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
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uterine tube
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noun either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
oviduct; Fallopian tube.
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uterine vein
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noun one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein
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vulvo-uterine
Vul`vo-u"ter*ine adjective
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(Anat.) Pertaining both to the vulva and the uterus.
