UTERUS

(Lat.), n. m. U2t(u4t)'e2r-u3s(u<s). Gr., vore'pa. Fr., uterus, matrice. Ger., U., Gebarmutter, Gebdrorgan, Fruchthalter, Mittterbalg (3d def.). 1. The organ of gestation; made up chiefly of muscular fibres and having a cavity lined with mucous membrane continuous with that of the vagina. It is covered before and behind with peritonaeum. In the human subject it is situated in the pelvis. In the non-gravid state it has the shape of a pear flattened from before backward. It is suspended in the pelvis by the broad ligaments. Its cavity is 2.} in. in depth. It is divided into a body and a neck; the latter projects backward and somewhat downward into the vagina. 2. In mycology, the velum uni ver sale. [a, 35. J Arched u. Lat., u. arcuatus. That form of u. in which the longitudinal median furrow marking the union of the primitive halves of the organ is more than ordinarily pronounced at the fundus, from the fusion of the horns being somewhat defective. [A, 24.] Bilobetl u. See U. bicorn is. Divided u. See U. sceptus. Double u. Qer., doppelte Gebtirmutter. That malformation of the u. in which the two horns are developed, but have not become fused into one organ. See also U. bicorn is and U. sceptus. Ductile u. Syn.: squatty u. [Taylor]. Of I. E. Taylor (who repudiates " balloon u."), a condition of the u. in which its walls are lax and yielding, so that they collapse horizontally and may be carried up before a sound introduced into the cavity of the organ. Duplex u. See Double u. Fusiform u. Lat., u. fusiform is. Ger., spindelfdrmiger U. That form of the u. in which, during advanced pregnancy, its vertical diameter is the greatest. Schroder and Stratz (A, 388).] Gravid u. A u. containing a fecundated ovum. Imparous u. Of Barnes, a u. that has never contained a product of conception. [a, 34.] Impregnated u. See Gravid u. In cud i form u. An anvil-shaped u. [a, 34.] Infantile u. Lat., u.fcetalis. Fr., uterus fuetal (ou embryonnaire). That abnormity of the u. in which it is normally formed, but has been arrested in its development. [Lefort (A, 15).] In test in i form u. A u. having an elongated cervix and a thin body resembling a section of intestine, [a, 34.] Inverted u. The u. in a state of inversion (q. v.). Irritable u. See HYSTERALGIA (2d def.). Male u. See U. masculinus. Membranous u. Of Walter, a u. in which the walls are attenuated by distention and atrophy caused by fibroid tumors, [a, 34.] Pregnant u. See Gravid M. Retort-shaped u. Ger., Ret or ten gestalt der Gebdrm utter. A flexed u. that has an elongated cervix, giving the organ the appearance of a retort, [a, 34.] Saccated u. A u. in the condition of hour-gla contraction. [A, 75.] Squatty u. [Taylor]. See Ductile u. Twin u. See Double u. U. acollis. See U. parvicollis. U'anhange (Ger.). See Uterine APPENDAGES. U. arcuatus. See Arched u. U. biangularis. See In cud i form u. U. bicorn is. That malformation of the u. in which the two rudimentary lateral halves, or horns, remain more or le separate, instead of coalescing through their whole length. See also U. bicorn is duplex and U. bicorn is semi duplex. U. bicorn is duplex. Ger., gdnzliche Verdoppelung der Gebarmutter. That variety of double u. in which the duplicate formation affects the whole organ, [a, 34.] U. bicorn is simplex, U. bicorn is semi duplex (seu infra simplex). U. bicoruis unicollis. Ger., theilweise Verdoppelung der Gebarmutter. A duplex u. in which the body alone is double and the cervix is single, [a, 34.] U. bicorpor. A u. consisting of two bodies. U. biforis. See U. bicorn is. U. bifundalis unicollis. See U. bicorn is unicollis. U. bilocular is, U. bipartitus. See U. sceptus. U'bruch (Ger.). Rupture of the u. U. cordiform is. Fr., uterus echancre. That form of defective development of the u. in which the fundus remains depre ed, so that the organ has somewhat the shape of the heart of a playing card. [A, 22.] U. deficlens. Absence of the uterus. U. didelphis, U. didelphys. See Double M. U. diductus. That variety of double u. in which there are complete independence and divergence of the two halves. [Lefort (A, 15).] U. duplex. See Double M. U. duplex sep a ratus. A double u. in which there is no connection between the two halves of the organ; a ociated with double vagina. [Spiegel berg (a, 34).] U. flex us. A u. with an abnormal flexion. [Lefort (A, 15).] U. fuetalis. See Infantile M. U. globular is. A u. subseeptus with complete fusion of the two lateral halves externally. [Lefort (A, 15).] U'hals (Ger.). See CERVIX uteri. U. imp erf or at us. 1. An imperforate u. 2. Au. that has no cavity at all. [Lefort (A, 15).] U. masculinus. The prostatic vesicle of the male, with its occasional vestigial accompaniments. [A, 5.] U. muscular is. A u. in which there is an interstitial myoma, [a, 34.] U'naht(Ger). See HYSTERORRHAPHY. U. parvicollis. Syn.: u. acollis. That malformation of the u. in which its body is normal, but its neck atrophied or lacking. [Lefort (A, 15).] U'peristaltik (Ger.). Peristaltic contraction of the u. [A, 32.] U'redre eur (Ger.). See Intra-uterine PESSARY. U. retroflex us. See RETROFLEXION of the uterus. V. retro versus. A retroverted u. U'ruptur (Ger.). Rupture of the uterus. U. saeptus (bilocular is). Fr., uterus biloculaire. That form of defective development of the u. in which, while the two Mtillerian ducts have united, the partition between them remains wholly or in part. [A, 22.] See also U. sceptus duplex and U. subseeptus. U. saeptus duplex. That variety of u. bilocular is in which there is a division from the fundus to the external os, forming two equal halves. [Spiegel berg (a, 34).] U. semi part it us. Fr., uterus en partie cloisonne a Vinterieur [Lefort]. See U. subseeptus. U. subsaeptus. That variety of u. seeptus in which the dividing wall between the two lateral canals has partly disappeared, leaving the vagina and the cervix single, while the cavity of the body of the u. is double. U. unicorn is. Ger., einhornige Gebarmutter. A one-horned u.; that malformation of the u. in which only one of the two original lateral halves is fully developed, the other being rudimentary or wanting. U. unilocular is. That form of double u. in which the cavity of the organ is normally formed, the duO, no; O2, not; 0", whole; Th, thin; Th2, the; U, like oo in too; [s. 683]