loading...| Preferred Name | round ligament of uterus | |
| Synonyms |
ligamentum teres uteri round ligament Hunter's ligament round ligament of the uterus ligamentum teres of uterus |
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| Definitions |
The round ligament of the uterus originates at the uterine horns, in the parametrium. It leaves the pelvis via the deep inguinal ring, passes through the inguinal canal and continues on to the labia majora where its fibers spread and mix with the tissue of the mons pubis[WP]. A fibromuscular band that attaches to the uterus and then passes along the broad ligament, out through the inguinal ring, and into the labium majus[MESH]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006589 |
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| alternative label |
ligamentum teres uteri round ligament Hunter's ligament round ligament of the uterus ligamentum teres of uterus |
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0035877 Wikipedia:Round_ligament_of_uterus SCTID:245495009 MESH:D012404 NCIT:C34009 FMA:20420 GAID:130 |
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| definition |
The round ligament of the uterus originates at the uterine horns, in the parametrium. It leaves the pelvis via the deep inguinal ring, passes through the inguinal canal and continues on to the labia majora where its fibers spread and mix with the tissue of the mons pubis[WP]. A fibromuscular band that attaches to the uterus and then passes along the broad ligament, out through the inguinal ring, and into the labium majus[MESH]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Gray1138.png |
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| has exact synonym |
Hunter's ligament ligamentum teres uteri round ligament of the uterus ligamentum teres of uterus |
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| has_broad_synonym |
round ligament |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
ligamentum teres uteri |
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UBERON:0006589 |
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| label |
round ligament of uterus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006589 |
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| note |
The round ligament of the uterus originates at the uterine horns, in the parametrium. It leaves the pelvis via the deep inguinal ring, passes through the inguinal canal and continues on to the labia majora where its fibers spread and mix with the tissue of the mons pubis[WP]. A fibromuscular band that attaches to the uterus and then passes along the broad ligament, out through the inguinal ring, and into the labium majus[MESH]. |
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| preferred label |
round ligament of uterus |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0006589 |
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| prefLabel |
round ligament of uterus |
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