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168 relations: Adenomyosis, Adhesion (medicine), Animal embryonic development, Anti-Müllerian hormone, Artificial womb, Asherman's syndrome, Bandicoot, Bicornuate uterus, Bird, Birth, Birth defect, Bladder, Blastocyst, Blood vessel, Broad ligament of the uterus, Cancer, Cardinal ligament, Cat, Cervical canal, Cervical cancer, Cervix, Childbirth, Choriovitelline placenta, Cleavage (embryo), Commensalism, Coronal plane, Decidua, Deer, Dilation and curettage, Dog, Dolphin, Echidna, Echogenicity, Egg, Egg cell, Elephant, Elk, Embryo, Endocervical curettage, Endometrial biopsy, Endometrial cancer, Endometritis, Endometrium, Engineered uterus, Epithelium, Estrogen, Estrous cycle, Ethics, Eutheria, Fallopian tube, ... Expand index (118 more) »
- Human female reproductive system
- Organs (anatomy)
- Sex organs
Adenomyosis
Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the growth of cells that proliferate on the inside of the uterus (endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs.
Adhesion (medicine)
Adhesions are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs, often as a result of injury during surgery.
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Animal embryonic development
In developmental biology, animal embryonic development, also known as animal embryogenesis, is the developmental stage of an animal embryo.
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Anti-Müllerian hormone
Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), also known as Müllerian-inhibiting hormone (MIH), is a glycoprotein hormone structurally related to inhibin and activin from the transforming growth factor beta superfamily, whose key roles are in growth differentiation and folliculogenesis.
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Artificial womb
An artificial womb or artificial uterus is a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy, by growing a fetus outside the body of an organism that would normally carry the fetus to term.
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Asherman's syndrome
Asherman's syndrome (AS) is an acquired uterine condition that occurs when scar tissue (adhesions) forms inside the uterus and/or the cervix.
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Bandicoot
Bandicoots are a group of more than 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial, largely nocturnal marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia.
Bicornuate uterus
A bicornuate uterus or bicornate uterus (from the Latin cornū, meaning "horn"), is a type of Müllerian anomaly in the human uterus, where there is a deep indentation at the fundus (top) of the uterus.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
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Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to in technical contexts as parturition.
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Birth defect
A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause.
Bladder
The bladder is a hollow organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination. Uterus and bladder are organs (anatomy) and pelvis.
Blastocyst
The blastocyst is a structure formed in the early embryonic development of mammals.
Blood vessel
Blood vessels are the structures of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body.
Broad ligament of the uterus
The broad ligament of the uterus is the wide fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the pelvis. Uterus and broad ligament of the uterus are mammal female reproductive system.
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Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Cardinal ligament
The cardinal ligament (also transverse cervical ligament, lateral cervical ligament, or Mackenrodt's ligament) is a major ligament of the uterus formed as a thickening of connective tissue of the base of the broad ligament of the uterus. Uterus and cardinal ligament are mammal female reproductive system.
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Cat
The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.
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Cervical canal
The cervical canal is the spindle-shaped, flattened canal of the cervix which connects the vagina to the main cavity of the uterus in most mammals. Uterus and cervical canal are mammal female reproductive system.
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix or in the any layer of the wall of the cervix.
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Cervix
The cervix (cervices) or cervix uteri is a dynamic fibromuscular organ of the female reproductive system that connects the vagina with the uterine cavity. Uterus and cervix are human female reproductive system and Women's health.
Childbirth
Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section.
Choriovitelline placenta
A choriovitelline placenta is a placenta formed by the yolk sac and chorion.
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Cleavage (embryo)
In embryology, cleavage is the division of cells in the early development of the embryo, following fertilization.
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Commensalism
Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed.
Coronal plane
The coronal plane (also known as the frontal plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections.
Decidua
The decidua is the modified mucosal lining of the uterus (that is, modified endometrium) that forms every month, in preparation for pregnancy. Uterus and decidua are mammal female reproductive system.
Deer
A deer (deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).
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Dilation and curettage
Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) refers to the dilation (widening or opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of sections and or layers of the lining of the uterus and or contents of the uterus such as an unwanted fetus (early abortion before 13 weeks), remains of a non viable fetus, retained placenta after birth or abortion as well as any abnormal tissue which may be in the uterus causing abnormal cycles by scraping and scooping (curettage).
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Dog
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf.
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Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).
Echidna
Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae, living in Australia and New Guinea.
Echogenicity
Echogenicity (sometimes as echogenecity) or echogeneity is the ability to bounce an echo, e.g. return the signal in medical ultrasound examinations.
Egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the animal hatches.
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Egg cell
The egg cell or ovum (ova) is the female reproductive cell, or gamete, in most anisogamous organisms (organisms that reproduce sexually with a larger, female gamete and a smaller, male one). Uterus and egg cell are human female reproductive system.
Elephant
Elephants are the largest living land animals.
Elk
The elk (elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia.
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Embryo
An embryo is the initial stage of development for a multicellular organism.
Endocervical curettage
Endocervical curettage (ECC) is a procedure in which the mucous membrane of the cervical canal is scraped using a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette.
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Endometrial biopsy
The endometrial biopsy is a medical procedure that involves taking a tissue sample of the lining of the uterus.
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Endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is a cancer that arises from the endometrium (the lining of the uterus or womb). Uterus and Endometrial cancer are Women's health.
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Endometritis
Endometritis is inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium).
Endometrium
The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus. Uterus and endometrium are mammal female reproductive system and pelvis.
Engineered uterus
An engineered uterus is an organ cultured or tissue engineered uterus in vitro.
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Epithelium
Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with little extracellular matrix.
Estrogen
Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. Uterus and Estrogen are mammal female reproductive system.
Estrous cycle
The estrous cycle (originally) is a set of recurring physiological changes induced by reproductive hormones in females of mammalian subclass Theria.
Ethics
Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena.
Eutheria
Eutheria (from Greek εὐ-, 'good, right' and θηρίον, 'beast'), also called Pan-Placentalia, is the clade consisting of placental mammals and all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials.
Fallopian tube
The fallopian tubes, also known as uterine tubes, oviducts or salpinges (salpinx), are paired tubes in the human female body that stretch from the ovaries to the uterus. Uterus and fallopian tube are human female reproductive system, mammal female reproductive system and pelvis.
Female
An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
Fertilisation
Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a zygote and initiate its development into a new individual organism or offspring.
Fetus
A fetus or foetus (fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from a mammal embryo.
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Fundal height
Fundal height, or McDonald's rule, is a measure of the size of the uterus used to assess fetal growth and development during pregnancy.
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa.
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Gestational sac
The gestational sac is the large cavity of fluid surrounding the embryo.
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Guinea pig
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia in the family Caviidae.
Gynecologic ultrasonography
Gynecologic ultrasonography or gynecologic sonography refers to the application of medical ultrasonography to the female pelvic organs (specifically the uterus, the ovaries, and the fallopian tubes) as well as the bladder, the adnexa, and the recto-uterine pouch.
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Gynecological surgery
Gynecological surgery refers to surgery on the female reproductive system usually performed by gynecologists.
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Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus Lepus.
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Hematometra
Hematometra is a medical condition involving collection or retention of blood in the uterus.
Homology (biology)
In biology, homology is similarity due to shared ancestry between a pair of structures or genes in different taxa.
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Hormone
A hormone (from the Greek participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is a class of signaling molecules in multicellular organisms that are sent to distant organs or tissues by complex biological processes to regulate physiology and behavior.
Horse
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.
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Human
Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.
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Human embryonic development
Human embryonic development or human embryogenesis is the development and formation of the human embryo.
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Hyrax
Hyraxes (from ancient Greek ''ὕραξ'' (húrax) 'shrew-mouse'), also called '''dassies''', are small, stout, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea.
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Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix.
Immunosuppressive drug
Immunosuppressive drugs, also known as immunosuppressive agents, immunosuppressants and antirejection medications, are drugs that inhibit or prevent the activity of the immune system.
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Implantation (embryology)
Implantation, also known as nidation, is the stage in the mammalian embryonic development in which the blastocyst hatches, attaches, adheres, and invades into the endometrium of the female's uterus.
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Internal iliac lymph nodes
The internal iliac lymph nodes (or hypogastric) surround the internal iliac artery and its branches (the hypogastric vessels), and receive the lymphatics corresponding to the distribution of the branches of it, i. e., they receive lymphatics from all the pelvic viscera, from the deeper parts of the perineum, including the membranous and cavernous portions of the urethra, and from the buttock and back of the thigh.
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Ischial spine
The ischial spine is part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis.
Journal Star (Peoria)
The Journal Star is the major daily newspaper for Peoria, Illinois, and surrounding area.
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Kangaroo
Kangaroos are marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot").
Lagomorpha
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae (pikas).
Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Ligament
A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones.
Linea terminalis
The linea terminalis or innominate line consists of the pubic crest, pectineal line (pecten pubis), the arcuate line, the sacral ala, and the sacral promontory.
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List of human cell types
The list of human cell types provides an enumeration and description of the various specialized cells found within the human body, highlighting their distinct functions, characteristics, and contributions to overall physiological processes.
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List of related male and female reproductive organs
This list of related male and female reproductive organs shows how the male and female reproductive organs and the development of the reproductive system are related, sharing a common developmental path.
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Mammal
A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.
Marsupial
Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia.
Müllerian agenesis
Müllerian agenesis, also known as Müllerian aplasia, vaginal agenesis, or Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome (MRKH syndrome), is a congenital malformation characterized by a failure of the Müllerian ducts to develop, resulting in a missing uterus and variable degrees of vaginal hypoplasia of its upper portion.
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Medicine
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.
Menopause
Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time when menstrual periods permanently stop, marking the end of reproduction.
Menstrual cycle
The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible. Uterus and menstrual cycle are human female reproductive system, mammal female reproductive system and Women's health.
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Menstruation
Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.
Mitosis
Mitosis is a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
Monotreme
Monotremes are mammals of the order Monotremata.
Moose
The moose ('moose'; used in North America) or elk ('elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus Alces.
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Mouse
A mouse (mice) is a small rodent.
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Mucous membrane
A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs.
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Mutualism (biology)
Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit.
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Myometrium
The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes) but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. Uterus and myometrium are mammal female reproductive system and pelvis.
Neoplasm
A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.
Opossum
Opossums are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia endemic to the Americas.
Organ (biology)
In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function. Uterus and organ (biology) are organs (anatomy).
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Ovarian artery
The ovarian artery is an artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the ovary in females.
Ovarian plexus
The ovarian plexus arises from the renal plexus, and is distributed to the ovary, and fundus of the uterus.
Oviduct
The oviduct in vertebrates is the passageway from an ovary. Uterus and oviduct are mammal female reproductive system.
Ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
Pan (genus)
The genus Pan consists of two extant species: the chimpanzee and the bonobo.
Paramesonephric duct
The paramesonephric ducts (or Müllerian ducts) are paired ducts of the embryo in the reproductive system of humans and other mammals that run down the lateral sides of the genital ridge and terminate at the sinus tubercle in the primitive urogenital sinus.
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Parametritis
Parametritis (also known as pelvic cellulitis) is an infection of the parametrium (connective tissue adjacent to the uterus).
Parametrium
The parametrium is the fibrous and fatty connective tissue that surrounds the uterus. Uterus and parametrium are mammal female reproductive system.
Pathology
Pathology is the study of disease and injury.
Pelvic fascia
The pelvic fasciae are the fascia of the pelvis and can be divided into. Uterus and pelvic fascia are pelvis.
Pelvic floor
The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is an anatomical location in the human body, which has an important role in urinary and anal continence, sexual function and support of the pelvic organs. Uterus and pelvic floor are Women's health.
Pelvis
The pelvis (pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of the trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton (sometimes also called bony pelvis or pelvic skeleton).
Periaortic lymph nodes
The periaortic lymph nodes (also known as lumbar) are a group of lymph nodes that lie in front of the lumbar vertebrae near the aorta.
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Perimetrium
The perimetrium (or serous coat of uterus) is the outer serosal layer of the uterus, derived from the peritoneum overlying the uterine fundus, and can be considered a visceral peritoneum. Uterus and perimetrium are mammal female reproductive system.
Perineum
The perineum (perineums or perinea) in mammals is the space between the anus and the genitals. Uterus and perineum are pelvis.
Peritoneal ligament
Peritoneal ligaments are folds of peritoneum that are used to connect viscera to viscera or the abdominal wall.
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Peritoneum
The peritoneum is the serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids.
Pig
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal.
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Placenta
The placenta (placentas or placentae) is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation. Uterus and placenta are organs (anatomy).
Placentalia
Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia.
Platypus
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). Uterus and Pregnancy are Women's health.
Prenatal development
Prenatal development involves the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation.
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Primate
Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.
Progesterone
Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.
Pubic symphysis
The pubic symphysis (symphyses) is a secondary cartilaginous joint between the left and right superior rami of the pubis of the hip bones. Uterus and pubic symphysis are pelvis.
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Pubocervical ligament
The pubocervical ligament is a ligament connecting the side of the cervix to the pubic symphysis.
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Pyometra
Pyometra or pyometritis is a uterine infection.
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas).
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.
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Reproductive system
The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction.
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Reptile
Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.
Retroverted uterus
A retroverted uterus (tilted uterus, tipped uterus) is a uterus that is oriented posteriorly, towards the rectum in the back of the body.
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Rodent
Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
Ruminant
Ruminants are herbivorous grazing or browsing artiodactyls belonging to the suborder Ruminantia that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microbial actions.
Sacrum
The sacrum (sacra or sacrums), in human anatomy, is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusing of the sacral vertebrae (S1S5) between ages 18 and 30.
Serous membrane
The serous membrane (or serosa) is a smooth tissue membrane of mesothelium lining the contents and inner walls of body cavities, which secrete serous fluid to allow lubricated sliding movements between opposing surfaces.
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Sex organ
A sex organ, also known as a reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Uterus and sex organ are sex organs.
Sigmoid colon
The sigmoid colon (or pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus.
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha.
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Smooth muscle
Smooth (soft) muscle is one of the three major types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the other being skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Social uterus
Social uterus is a developmental concept in family therapy for psychosomatic disorders.
Strepsirrhini
Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and southeast Asia.
Superior hypogastric plexus
The superior hypogastric plexus (in older texts, hypogastric plexus or presacral nerve) is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies anterior to the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta.
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Tarsier
Tarsiers are haplorhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is, itself, the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes.
Tasmanian devil
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) (palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
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Trachylepis
Trachylepis is a skink genus in the subfamily Mabuyinae found mainly in Africa.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.
Unicornuate uterus
A unicornuate uterus represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is formed from one only of the paired Müllerian ducts while the other Müllerian duct does not develop or only in a rudimentary fashion.
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Urogenital diaphragm
Older texts have asserted the existence of a urogenital diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, which was described as a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm (perineal membrane) and superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.
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Uterine artery
The uterine artery is an artery that supplies blood to the uterus in females.
Uterine cavity
The uterine cavity is the inside of the uterus.
Uterine fibroid
Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomas or fibroids, are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, part of the female reproductive system.
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Uterine gland
Uterine glands or endometrial glands are tubular glands, lined by a simple columnar epithelium, found in the functional layer of the endometrium that lines the uterus.
Uterine horns
The uterine horns (cornua of uterus) are the points in the upper uterus where the fallopian tubes or oviducts exit to meet the ovaries.
Uterine isthmus
The uterine isthmus is the inferior-posterior part of uterus, on its cervical end — here, the uterine muscle (myometrium) is narrower and thinner.
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Uterine malformation
A uterine malformation is a type of female genital malformation resulting from an abnormal development of the Müllerian duct(s) during embryogenesis.
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Uterine microbiome
The uterine microbiome is the commensal, nonpathogenic, bacteria, viruses, yeasts/fungi present in a healthy uterus, amniotic fluid and endometrium and the specific environment which they inhabit. Uterus and uterine microbiome are Women's health.
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Uterine prolapse
Uterine prolapse is a form of pelvic organ prolapse in which the uterus and a portion of the upper vagina protrude into the vaginal canal and, in severe cases, through the opening of the vagina.
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Uterine septum
A uterine septum is a congenital uterine malformation where the uterine cavity is partitioned by a longitudinal septum; the outside of the uterus has a normal typical shape.
Uterine vein
The uterine vein is a vein of the uterus.
Uterosacral ligament
The uterosacral ligaments (or rectouterine ligaments) are major ligaments of uterus that extend posterior-ward from the cervix to attach onto the (anterior aspect of the) sacrum. Uterus and uterosacral ligament are pelvis.
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Uterotubal junction
The uterotubal junction is the connection between the endometrial cavity of the uterus and the fallopian tube (uterine tube) at the proximal tubal opening, the beginning of the intramural part of the fallopian tube. Uterus and uterotubal junction are pelvis.
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Uterus didelphys
Uterus didelphys (sometimes also uterus) represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ when the embryogenetic fusion of the Müllerian ducts fails to occur.
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Uterus transplantation
A uterine transplant is a surgical procedure whereby a healthy uterus is transplanted into an organism of which the uterus is absent or diseased.
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Uterus-like mass
The uterus-like mass (ULM) is a tumorlike anatomical entity originally described in the ovary in 1981 and thereafter reported in several locations of the pelvis and abdominal cavity including broad ligament, greater omentum, cervix, small intestine, mesentery and conus medullaris.
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Vagina
In mammals and other animals, the vagina (vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular reproductive organ of the female genital tract. Uterus and vagina are human female reproductive system, mammal female reproductive system, sex organs and Women's health.
Viviparity
In animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, with the maternal circulation providing for the metabolic needs of the embryo's development, until the mother gives birth to a fully or partially developed juvenile that is at least metabolically independent.
Whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.
See Uterus and Whale
Zygote
A zygote is a eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes.
See also
Human female reproductive system
- Adnexal mass
- Anterior lip (cervix)
- Bartholin's gland
- Cervix
- Egg cell
- Eurotophobia
- Fallopian tube
- Female reproductive system
- Female sexual arousal disorder
- Femalia
- Gynaecologic disorders
- List of vaginal tumors
- Menstrual cycle
- Ovarian follicle activation
- Ovarian remnant syndrome
- Ovary
- Perineal sponge
- Pinopode
- Postcoital bleeding
- Salpingitis isthmica nodosa
- Skene's gland
- Tubal factor infertility
- Urethrovaginal fistula
- Uterus
- Vagina
- Vaginal cysts
- Vaginal epithelium
- Vaginal rugae
- Vaginal support structures
- Vaginitis emphysematosa
- Vulva
Organs (anatomy)
- Artificial organs
- Bladder
- Blood–thymus barrier
- Brain
- Branchiostegal lung
- Breast
- Electric organ (fish)
- Esophagus
- Fish gill
- Gallbladder
- Gastric mucosa
- Gill
- Glands
- Heart
- Human skin
- Integument
- Kidney
- Large intestine
- Liver
- Lung
- Mesentery
- Natalid organ
- Nuchal organ
- Organ (biology)
- Organ failure
- Organ of Bojanus
- Organ systems
- Organ trade
- Organ transplantation
- Ovary
- Ovary (botany)
- Pancreas
- Placenta
- Pregnancy specific biological substances
- Sensory organs
- Sex organs
- Skin
- Small intestine
- Splanchnic
- Splanchnology
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Swim bladder
- Thymus
- Urinary bladder
- Uterus
- Vestigial organs
Sex organs
- Aedeagus
- Animal clitoris
- Clitoris
- Clitorophallus
- Cloaca
- Cyphopod
- Epigyne
- Genital trauma
- Gonopod
- Gonopore
- Hectocotylus
- Hemipenis
- Human penis
- Needham's sac
- Opiliones penis
- Ovipore
- Pedipalp
- Penis
- Scrotum
- Sex organ
- Sexual anomalies
- Spadix (zoology)
- Spermatophore
- Uterus
- Vagina
- Vulva
References
Also known as Animal uterus, Bipartite uterus, Body of the uterus, Body of uterus, Caceci Corpuscle, Corpus uteri, Female womb, Fundus (uterus), Fundus Uteri, Fundus of the uterus, Fundus of uterus, Hystera, In Atero, In utero, Intra-uterine, Intrauterine, Lumen of the uterus, Major ligament of the uterus, Major ligaments of the uterus, Major ligaments of uterus, Myometritis, Uteri, Uterine, Uterine disease, Uterine diseases, Uterine disorder, Uterine disorders, Uterine fundus, Uterine growth, Uterine wall, Uteris, Utero, Uterotrophic, Uterotrophy, Venous sinuses (uterus), Womb, Wombs.