inverted uterus

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• uterus — /yooh teuhr euhs/, n., pl. uteri /yooh teuh ruy /, uteruses. Anat., Zool. the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain… …   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

• Huntington operation — transabdominal repair of a chronically inverted uterus. It is done by grasping the invaginated portion of the uterus with forceps; as the uterus is pulled up, additional forceps are placed sequentially lower down, and upward traction is applied.… …   Medical dictionary

• Haultain operation — a modification of the Huntington operation for replacement of a chronically inverted uterus, involving a posterior incision in the uterus through the cervical ring …   Medical dictionary

• KÑŒstner operation — replacement of an inverted uterus through an incision made in the cervix and uterus along the posterior surface …   Medical dictionary

• Spinelli operation — the operation of splitting the anterior wall of the prolapsed inverted uterus, reversing the organ, and restoring it to the correct position …   Medical dictionary

• reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… …   Universalium

• 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

• Reproductive system — The reproductive system is a system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction. Many non living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are also important accessories to the reproductive system. [ …   Wikipedia

• part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See …   Medical dictionary

• Breastfeeding — Suckling and nursing are synonyms. For other uses, see Nursing (disambiguation) and Suckling (disambiguation) An infant breastfeeding …   Wikipedia