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July 2, 2026
| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12405
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12405
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| Preferred Name | Uterus |
| Definitions |
A hollow, thick-walled, muscular organ located within the pelvic cavity of a woman. Within the uterus the fertilized egg implants and the fetus develops during pregnancy.
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| Synonyms |
Uterus, NOS
Genital System, Female, Uterus
Uterine structure (body structure)
UTERUS
Uterine
Utero
Uterus
Womb
uterus
womb
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Uterus
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C12405
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| code | C12405
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| DEFINITION | A hollow, thick-walled, muscular organ located within the pelvic cavity of a woman. Within the uterus the fertilized egg implants and the fetus develops during pregnancy.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ in which a fetus develops.
The female muscular organ of gestation in which the developing embryo or fetus is nourished until birth.
A hollow muscular organ within which the fertilized egg implants and the embryo/fetus develops during pregnancy.
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| Legacy Concept Name | Uterus
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC
CPTAC
GDC
PCDC
UBERON
mCode
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| xRef | UBERON:0000995
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| FULL_SYN |
Uterus, NOS
Genital System, Female, Uterus
Uterine structure (body structure)
UTERUS
Uterine
Utero
Uterus
Womb
uterus
womb
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| UMLS_CUI | C0042149
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| Maps_To |
Uterus, NOS
UTERUS, NOS
Uterine, NOS
Uterus
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| Preferred_Name | Uterus
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| Display_Name | Uterus
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| Semantic_Type | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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