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Noun

myometrium - the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus

involuntary 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

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my·o·me·tri·um

n. miometrio, pared muscular del útero.

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This period is so critical for the specification of the uterine layers, that exposure to MIS for just a few days after birth leads to irrecoverable infertility later in life, with adults having a thin uterus composed almost entirely of the myometrium," said Hatice Duygu Saatcioglu, the first author of the study.

Cells vital for development of a healthy uterus

On US, the myometrium appears heterogeneous with an echogenicity higher than the myometrium of a nongravid uterus.

Multidetector CT appearance of the pelvis after vaginal delivery: normal appearances and abnormal acute findings

Seventy percent to 80% RHP cases rupture before 20 weeks whereas 10% of gestations reach term, with only a 2% fetal salvage rate.[2] The chance of rupture depends on the horn musculature, variable thickness, the distension of the myometrium, and the invasion of trophoblast tissues.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Rudimentary Horn Pregnancy: Analysis of Eleven Cases

In patients with abnormal placentation, placenta is firmly bound to the defective decidua basalis layer or even the myometrium, giving rise to varying degrees of adherent placenta.

MATERNAL AND FOETAL OUTCOME IN ADHERENT PLACENTA AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PREVIOUS LOWER SEGMENT CAESAREAN SECTION AND HISTORY OF ABORTIONS

MAP or abnormally invasive placenta (AIP) implies abnormal attachment of placenta to uterine myometrium due to some defect in deciduas basalis resulting in atypical insidious placentation4.

DEFINITIVE MANAGEMENT OF MORBIDLY ADHERENT PLACENTA: ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL OUTCOMES

Microscopy was done for degenerative changes in uterus (epithelial height, gland area, thickness of endometrium and myometrium), liver and kidneys.

SHORT TERM EFFECT OF DOSE DEPENDENT CAMEL MILK IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETES IN FEMALE ALBINO RATS

(2) This tumor usually invades the myometrium and its depth of penetration is a prognostic factor.

Placenta Site Trophoblastic Tumor and Choriocarcinoma from Previous Cesarean Section Scar: Case Reports

KEYWORDS: Mullerian mixed tumor; Heterotopic cartilage; Myometrium; Uterus.

HETEROTOPIC CARTILAGE IN THE MYOMETRIUM

The uterus in reproductive women consists of three layers as the endometrium, the junctional zone (inner myometrium) and the myometrium (outer myometrium) on T2-weighted in magnetic resonance images (MRI).

Comparison of Three Methods for Estimating Volume of the Uterine Layers in Healthy Women: A Stereological Study/ Comparacion de Tres Metodos para Estimar el Volumen de las Capas Uterinas en Mujeres Sanas: Un Estudio Estereologico

The relative weight of the uteri and thickness of the myometrium and endometrum

Effects of zearalenone on the localization and expression of the growth hormone receptor gene in the uteri of post-weaning piglets

The presence of intrauterine infection and/or inflammation results in the activation of the maternal immune response and the influx of leukocytes into the myometrium and cervix and increased production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1[beta] and TNF within these tissues [8, 9].

Identification of SMAD3 as a Novel Mediator of Inflammation in Human Myometrium In Vitro