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UTERINE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or involving the uterus
Example:
uterine cancer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
uterus (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)
Context examples:
Some patients may present with recurrent minimal uterine bleeding.
(Cervical Endometriosis, NCI Thesaurus)
This results in arterial vasoconstriction and increased uterine smooth muscle contractions.
(Methylergonovine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)
Increased cAMP levels leads to a reduction in intracellular calcium concentration, thereby causes smooth muscle relaxation and decreases the intensity of uterine contractions.
(Meluadrine, NCI Thesaurus)
Uterine bleeding, usually irregular or acyclic, between periods.
(Metrorrhagia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Surgical removal of part of the uterine body, frequently performed as a treatment for leiomyomas.
(Myomectomy, NCI Thesaurus)
The clinical condition in which any part of the placenta invades and is inseparable from the uterine wall.
(Placenta Accreta, NCI Thesaurus)
A placenta which develops in the lower uterine segment, in the zone of dilatation, so that it covers or adjoins the internal os.
(Placenta Previa, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A polyp in the uterine cavity that is formed by placenta remnants.
(Placental Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
The separation of the placenta from the uterine wall during labor; it begins at the placental center and leads to an expulsion of the placenta after delivery of the baby.
(Placental Schultze Mechanism, NCI Thesaurus)
Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES (SALPINGITIS), the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages.
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
