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Uterus

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Definition: 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.  /blood supply: consider PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; /surg: consider HYSTERECTOMY or HYSTEROTOMY; inflammation  consider also terms at HYSTER- 
See Also Hysterectomy; Hysterosalpingography; Hysteroscopy
Examples Cervix Uteri; Endometrium; Myometrium 		Other names Uteri
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Urogenital adysplasia  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple Kidney/abnormalities Uterus/abnormalities.
Rokitansky Kuster Hauser syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *46, XX Disorders of Sex Development Uterus/abnormalities Vagina/abnormalities.
Acrorenal mandibular syndrome  0   *Digestive System Abnormalities *Jaw Abnormalities Uterus/abnormalities.
Al Awadi syndrome  0   *Amenorrhea *Ectromelia Pelvic Bones/abnormalities Uterus/abnormalities.
uterine luminal fluid proteins  0   *Glycoproteins *Serpins Immune Tolerance Uterus.
Pharma Action Immunosuppressive Agents 		Biol Reprod 1981;24(2):423
estrogen-induced uterine creatine kinase, rat  0   *Creatine Kinase *Muscle Proteins Estrogens Uterus. Endocrinology 1979;105(5):1248; J Endocrinol 63(3):439;1974; Life Sci 1980;27(12):111; Life Sci 22:217;1978

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