(n.) Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix.
Example Sentences:
(1) A case of didelphic uterus, unilateral atretic vagina with a small communication and a right-sided hypoplastic kidney is presented and illustrated by 'fistulography' and HSG.
(2) To compare the reproductive performance of women with a unicornuate uterus with the reproductive performance of women with a didelphic uterus.
(3) Patients with septate or bicornuate anomalies were found to be poor obstetric performers and likely candidates for repair, while patients with didelphic anomalies achieved obstetric satisfaction without surgical intervention.
(4) The 33% spontaneous abortion rate in the unicornuate group was not significantly different from the 23% rate in the didelphic group.
(5) Twenty-nine women with a unicornuate uterus and 25 women with a didelphic uterus were identified.
(6) This technique, however, must not be used in patients with suspected didelphic uterus or septum or with an unsuitable portio.
(7) Twenty women with a unicornuate uterus produced a total of 40 pregnancies, whereas 13 women with a didelphic uterus produced a total of 28 pregnancies.
(8) The 28% of pregnancies that were successful were largely accounted for by patients with didelphic anomalies.
(9) Sonographic visualization was adequate in 39 cases (90.7%) and the following were identified correctly: 1 of 2 didelphic uteri, all of 11 bicornuate uteri, all of 4 complete septate uteri, and all of 22 partial septate uteri.
(10) The reproductive performance of women with a unicornuate uterus is similar to the performance of women with a didelphic uterus.
(11) Surgical correction of lateral-fusion defects (didelphic, bicornuate, septate, and unicornuate uteri) have remained essentially unchanged except for surgical reconstruction of the septate uterus.
(12) Ultrasound identified 7 of 9 patients with a didelphic or complete septate uterus and 2 out of 3 with a bicornuate or partial septate uterus.
(13) The case of a 14-year-old female adolescent, gravida 1, para 0, abortions 1, with a didelphic uterus and a blind vaginal pouch with microscopic communication between horns is reported.
(14) Two other cases were suspected (one with a unicornuate, the other with a didelphic uterus).
(15) Magnetic resonance imaging identified both bicornuate uteri correctly, both didelphic uteri, nine of the 12 partial septate uteri, and both complete septate uteri.
(16) Patients may present with severe dysmenorrhea and localized pain mimicking appendicitis if hematocolpometra is due to unilaterally imperforate hymen with duplicate vagina and didelphic uterus.
Monodelphous
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
Example Sentences:
(1) This family displays two significant groups of taxonomic characters, including archaic characters such as cephalic structures which unite them to the Amidostomatidae, and on the other hand some more recently elaborated characters such as monodelphism and shape of synlophe and spicules which relate them to the Heligmosoms and more significantly to the line Viannaia-Viannella parasite of South-American Marsupials.