uterogestation (uterojestashon)

[L. uterus, uterus, + gestatio (n-), gestation.] Gestation in the womb from conception to birth. ute romania (ūte-rō-ma'ni-ä), n. Nymphoma nia. uterus (ū'te-rus), n.; pl. uteri (-rī). [= F. utérus = Sp. útero = Pg. It. utero, IMG:content-1653.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] Diagramınatic Section of Gravid Uterus of Human Female, showing disposition of the fetus and fetal appendages. #, uterus; c, its neck or cervix; 2, Fallopian tube; du , decidua uterina; ds , decidua serotina; dr , decidua reflex a, that part of the decidua uterina which is reflected over the ovum and consequently envelops the chorion; ch, chorion, or outermost fetal envelop proper (originally the cell-wall of the ovum), lined by am, the amnion, or innermost fetal envelop, in the cavity of which the fetus floats in the liquor amnii; no, the already shrunken umbilical vesicle lying between the amnion and the chorion; al, allantois, forming the navel string, or umbilical cord, and the fetal part of the placenta; z, 2, chorionic villi, most of which enter into the formation of the place ta; os , os tincæ, or mouth of the womb. of the womb. - Os uteri externum, the external os or mouth of the womb, forming the opening into the vagina. - Os uteri internum, the internal os, at the junction of the cervix with the corpus of the womb.- Pregnant uterus. Same as gravid uterus. - Procident i a of the uterus, an exaggerated condition of prolapse, in which the organ pa es through the vulvar orifice. - Prolapse of the uterus, a descent of the womb from its proper position, owing to relaxation of the parts normally sustaining it. - Puerperal uterus, the uterus after childbirth and before the completion of involution. - Retract ores uteri. See retractor. - Retroflection of the uterus. See retroflection. - Retroversion of the uterus. See retroversion. - Rupture of the uterus. ( a ) A tear in the wall of the womb, taking place during labor when there is an impediment to the descent of the child: a rare and usually fatal accident. (b) Same as hernia of the uterus. Septate uterus. Same as uterus bilocu laris. - Subinvolution of the uterus, delayed or incomplete involution of the uterus. Two-chambered uterus. Same as uterus bilocular is. - Two-horned uterus. Same as uterus bicorn is. - Uterus bicorn is, a two-horned womb, resulting from incomplete union of right and left oviducts. It is normal in various animals, abnormal in woman. - Uterus biforis, a septate uterus in which the septum exists only at the external os, the cavity above being single. Uterus bilocular is, a uterus the cavity of which is divided into two by a septum. It is distinguished from uterus bicorn is by there being no traces of a division on the surface of the organ. - Uterus cordiform is. See heart - shaped uterus. - Uterus didelphys, or uterus diadelphys, a condition in which two separate organs, distinct in all their parts, exist. Also double ute rus.- Uterus masculinus. Same as prostatic vesicle (which see, under prostatic ). Also called utriculus mascu lin us, utriculus hominis, utriculus urethræ, vagina masculina, sinus prostatic us, sinus pocularis, and vesicula prostatic a. Uterus unicorn is, a defective uterus resulting from absence or arrested development of one Müllerian duct, in consequence of which but one lateral half of the uterus has been formed. Ute the is a (ū-te-thi'sä), п. 1816).] A genus of bombycid moths, of the family Lithosi idæ, containing a few beautifully colored species of mod erate size, [NL. (Hübner, Ute the is a bell a. having the antenne simple in both sexes. The genus is represented in all quarters of the globe, U. pul Ute the is a chella alone occurring in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. U. ( Deiopeia ) bell a is a common North American species of crimson color with white and black spots, whose larva feeds upon plants of the genera Myrica, Lespedeza, Crotalaria, and Prunus. Utgard (ut'gärd), n. [