myometrium

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Noun

myometrium - the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterusinvoluntary muscle, smooth muscle - a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

Translations

myometrium

[‚mī·ə′mē·trē·əm] (histology) The muscular tissue of the uterus.

myometrium

[mi″o-me´tre-um] the smooth muscle coat of the uterus. adj., adj myome´trial.

Layers of myometrium showing the three layers of smooth muscle fiber. From Gorrie et al., 1994.

my·o·me·tri·um

(mī'ō-mē'trē-ŭm), [TA] The muscular wall of the uterus. Synonym(s): tunica muscularis uteri [TA], muscular coat of uterus [myo- + G. mētra, uterus]

myometrium

The muscular layer of the uterus which is contained between the endometrium and the serosa of the uterus.
Diseases of
Adenomyosis, leiomyoma (fibroma), adenomatoid tumour, leiomyosarcoma

my·o·me·tri·um

(mī'ō-mē'trē-ŭm) [TA] The muscular wall of the uterus. [myo- + G. mētra, uterus]

myometrium

The muscle wall of the womb (uterus).

myometrium

the muscular wall of the UTERUS.

myometrium

Related to myometrium: endometrium

noun

Words related to myometrium

noun the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus

Related Words

involuntary muscle
smooth muscle
uterus
womb

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