Uterus

Introduction: Uterus

Description of Uterus

Uterus: The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ in which a baby grows. Also called the womb.
Source: National Institute of Health

Uterus: a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Uterus: hollow muscular organ in female mammals in which the fertilized ovum normally becomes imbedded and in which the developing embryo and fetus is nourished.
Source: CRISP

Uterus: 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.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Uterus: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Uterus: Related Topics

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• Uterus symptoms (429 causes)
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Uterus as an Organ

Uterus (organ): Internal female reproductive organ in which a ...more »

Uterus (organ): The uterus is part of a woman's reproductive system . It is the hollow, pear... (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Uterus: NCI)

Uterus (organ): See Uterus (organ information).

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Terms associated with Uterus:

Terms Similar to Uterus:

• womb

Source - WordNet 2.1

• uteri

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Related Topics

• Hysterectomy
• Hysterosalpingography
• Hysteroscopy

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Uterus:

• Cervix Uteri
• Endometrium
• Myometrium

Source - MeSH 2007

• cervix
• decidua
• endometrium
• myometrium

Source - CRISP

• venter

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Uterus

• Genitalia, Female

Source - MeSH 2007

• female reproductive system

Source - CRISP

• female internal reproductive organ

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Uterus can be used for:

• uterine vein
• womb

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Uterus

The following list attempts to classify Uterus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• female internal reproductive organ
• reproductive organ,sex organ
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Urogenital System
  • Genitalia
    • Genitalia, Female
      • Uterus

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• female genitalia
• genitalia
• urogenital system
• Anatomy

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