ligamentum teres uteri

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Noun1.ligamentum teres uteri - ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora
round ligament of the uterus
ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
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Round ligament of uterus leiomyoma: an unusual cause of dyspareunia.
Laparoscopic Management of a Torsioned Round Ligament Fibroid
(7) The ligament that lies in the inguinal hernia sac in females believed to be the round ligament of uterus is actually the suspensory ligament of the ovary.
Torsion of ovary in MRKH syndrome presenting as irreducible sliding inguinal hernia
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