Uterine vein
uterine vein n.
Either of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus, pass through a part of the broad ligament and through a peritoneal fold, and empty into the hypogastric vein.
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- Utero-
1. a combining form representing uterus, in compound words: uterovaginal. utero- or uter- pref. Uterus: uteroscopy.
- Uterocystostomy
uterocystostomy u·ter·o·cys·tos·to·my (yōō’tə-rō-sĭ-stŏs’tə-mē) n. Surgical formation of a communication between the uterus and the bladder.
- Uterofixation
uterofixation u·ter·o·fix·a·tion (yōō’tə-rō-fĭk-sā’shən) n. See hysteropexy.
- Uterolith
uterolith u·ter·o·lith (yōō’tər-ə-lĭth’) n. An abnormal concretion of the uterus, usually a calcified myoma. Also called hysterolith, uterine calculus.
- Uteromania
noun a passion for sexual relations in a female Word Origin utero- ‘uterus’