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Descriptor
English
:
Uterus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Útero
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Útero
Tree Number:
A05.360.319.679
Definition
English
:
The hollow thick-walled muscular organ in the
female
PELVIS
. It consists of the fundus (the body) 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-
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Uterus
/
radiography
use
Hysterosalpingography
See Related
English
:
Hysterectomy
Hysterosalpingography
Hysteroscopy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
15000
Unique Identifier:
D014599
Occurrence in VHL
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