inversion of the uterus

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• inversion — 1. A turning inward, upside down, or in any direction contrary to the existing one. 2. Conversion of a disaccharide or polysaccharide by hydrolysis into a monosaccharide; specifically, the hydrolysis of sucrose to d glucose and d fructose; so… …   Medical dictionary

• Uterus — Hystera redirects here. For the state of mind, see hysteria. Womb redirects here. For other uses, see Womb (disambiguation). Uterus 1: fallopian tube, 2 …   Wikipedia

• inversion — n. 1) the turning inwards or inside out of a part or organ: commonly applied to the state of the uterus after childbirth when its upper part is pulled through the cervical canal. 2) a chromosome mutation in which a block of genes within a… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• inversion of uterus — a turning of the uterus inside out, whereby the fundus is forced through the cervix and protrudes into or outside of the vagina …   Medical dictionary

• parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… …   Universalium

• exstrophy — /ek streuh fee/, n., pl. exstrophies. Pathol. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ: exstrophy of the bladder. [1830 40; < Gk ekstroph(é) inversion of the uterus, lit., a turning inside out (see EC , STROPHE) + Y3] * * * …   Universalium

• reinversion — The correction, spontaneous or operative, of an inversion, as of the uterus. * * * re·in·ver·sion (re″in vurґzhən) restoration to its normal place of an inverted organ, especially restoration of an inverted uterus …   Medical dictionary

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• Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …   Medical dictionary

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