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
ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
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There is a cord which goes posteriorly below the processus vaginalis and connects with the ligamentum teres uteri. The uterus might be herniated in the canalis inguinalis (Dean et al., 1990).
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