parametrialadj.
/ˌparəˈmiːtrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmitriəl/ Anatomy and Medicine.
Of or relating to the parametrium.
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deciduous1774
decidual1806
cervical1860
parametrial1903
paracervical1922
decidualized1943
1903 St. Louis Med. Rev. 47 449/2 I advised that the patient submit to examination under anesthesia, when the obstructing mass could be cleared away and the extent of the parametrial involvement approximately determined.
1962 J. W. Huffman Gynecol. & Obstetr. vi. 140/2 Cervical tears at labor may extend upward into the..parametrial tissues.
1996 Cancer 77 1490/2 Patients with..vaginal involvement, parametrial extension, or lymph node metastases were considered for adjuvant pelvic radiation therapy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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