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 --consider also terms at HYSTER-
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Uterine hemorrhage -- See Also the narrower term Menorrhagia
Downward displacement of the UTERUS. It is classified in various degrees: in the first degree the UTERINE CERVIX is within the vaginal orifice; in the second degree the cervix is outside the orifice; in the third degree the entire uterus is outside the orifice
Uterus -- Cancer -- Popular works : Johns Hopkins Medicine patients' guide to uterine cancer / Teresa P. Díaz-Montes ; series editors, Lillie D. Shockney, Gary R. Shapiro
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 --consider also terms at HYSTER-
Uterus Displacements -- See Also the narrower term Uterus Prolapse
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Uterus -- Effect of chemicals on -- Testing : Test No. 440: uterotrophic bioassay in rodents : a short-term screening test for oestrogenic properties / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development