uterus
uterus
Definition
uter·us (yo̵̅o̅t′ə rəs)
noun pl. u′teri′-rī′
- a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and fetus are developed; womb: it is usually paired, but is single in primates
- a similar structure in many invertebrates
Etymology: L < ? IE base *udero-, belly > Sans udáram
uterus
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- stimulate: Alternatively, adrenaline stimulates the uterus, stalling further cervical dilatation ( 1997 ).
- remove: A type of surgery to remove only the fibroids without removing the uterus is called a myomectomy.
- enter: Thus more blood enters the uterus via the arteries than can be carried away by the veins.
- cause: They may reduce prior to delivery causing the uterus to contract.
- have: Some women, even if the woman no longer has a uterus.
- relax: The deep breathing during exercise brings more oxygen to the blood, which relaxes the uterus.
Adjective modifier
- retroverted: Answer The term tilted womb is sometimes used to describe a retroverted uterus.
- gravid: A late effect is the compression of the gravid uterus.
- ruptured: RESULTS: There were 17 cases of ruptured uterus.
- enlarged: The enlarged uterus also puts more pressure on the veins.
- pregnant: The pregnant uterus can press on the venous drainage from the legs and so increase the risk of a DVT.
- intact: SUBJECTS: Three hundred and seventy-one postmenopausal women with intact uteri, aged 40 to 60.
Modifies a noun
- lining: Each month the ectopic endometriosis responds to the female hormones in a similar way to the uterus lining.
- contract: When your uterus contracts, it cuts off the oxygen supply to your placenta.
- wall: It is attached to the uterus wall by a fine nylon thread, which makes it less likely to be expelled by the body.
Preposition: during
- pregnancy: Syphilis can also be acquired in the uterus during pregnancy.
Noun used with modifier
- cervix: To identify invasion as evidence of malignancy in a squamous carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
- os: At the same time I found the pylorus persistently closed and accurately shut, like the os uteri on the fetus.
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