What's the difference between uterovaginal and uterus?
Uterovaginal
Definition:
(n.) Pertaining to both the uterus and the vagina.
Example Sentences:
(1) A case report of uterovaginal hypoplasia in association with anal atresia and recto-vaginal fistula is presented, and the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of this entity is discussed.
(2) In mammals and birds, the ability of PGs to stimulate oviducal contractions varies regionally along the oviduct (i.e., there is a functional cervix or uterovaginal region that acts to retain eggs or embryos in utero during shelling or embryonic development).
(3) Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) were quantified in the uterovaginal junction (UVJ) and sperm-storage tubule (SST) epithelia in virgin hens 22 wk and inseminated hens 2 to 4, 10, and 22 wk after the onset of photostimulation.
(4) The crude homogenate stimulated the frequency and amplitude of the chicken infundibulum, uterus and uterovaginal junction, if they were taken from hens 2 h before predicted oviposition.
(5) Treatment is based on a more frequent use of surgery and there is greater individualization of the treatment procedure, which combines vaginal or uterovaginal Curie therapy and surgery.
(6) An obstructed uterovaginal anomaly with renal dysplasia and oligohydramnios on prenatal sonograms indicates a poor prognosis.
(7) Acid phosphatase activity was not present in the ovary, but in the oviduct, the enzyme activity was present in the uterine (shell gland) glands and in the uterovaginal epithelium and glands (sperm host glands).
(8) Subsequent histological examination of the uterovaginal sperm glands on days 1, 6, and 12 post-insemination indicated that the temporal rate of sperm-gland emptying was not significantly different from that of control birds which were laying normally.
(9) Following vaginal or intramagnal insemination, spermatozoa present 48 hours later in the uterovaginal host glands and infundibulum glands, respectively, still reacted strongly.
(10) The ganglion consisted of up to seven different sized clusters of neuronal perikarya lying parallel to the long axis of the uterovaginal junction, with 60 or more neuronal perikarya in any one cluster in the paracervical connective tissues.
(11) Uterovaginal brachytherapy (60 Gy) was performed first and then 6 weeks later an RH-PL was performed.
(12) In a group of 38 patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix, radiation doses were measured by thermoluminiscent dosimeters (TLDs) placed in catheters introduced into the urinary bladder and rectum during a 24 h uterovaginal application of 226Ra.
(13) Using immunohistochemical techniques and a monoclonal antibody to the estrogen receptor, we demonstrated an estrogen-induced precocious appearance of receptor protein in the nuclei of the uterovaginal epithelium.
(14) Comparison of severe and mild uterovaginal anomalies revealed no significant differences concerning course and duration of pregnancy, birth weight and perinatal outcome of the newborn, whereas frequency of operative deliveries raised significantly in the group of severe defects, Apgar scores after one minute appeared significantly lower.
(15) The present work was performed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of colposuspension in stress urinary incontinence without uterovaginal descent and bladder neck suspension in cases with uterovaginal descent.
(16) Vasoactive intestinal peptide and calcitonin gene-related peptide appeared to dilate the uterovaginal vasculature in healthy subjects but not in those with pelvic pain.
(17) From 1967 to 1990, 96 previously untreated patients with cervicovaginal cancer associated with a history of vaginal pessary use to control uterovaginal prolapse were referred to eight radiation therapy departments in France.
(18) Twenty-five patients with congenital uterovaginal agenesis underwent neovaginoplasty according to the McIndoe and Banister technique.
(19) The procedure, which was carried out on 11 rhesus monkeys, employs the removal of the cervix with uterovaginal anastomosis.
(20) Uterovaginal junction (UVJ) tissues were collected 24 h after artificial insemination (AI) from 85- and 125-week-old broiler breeder hens in three physiological states: laying hard shell eggs (HS), laying shell-less eggs (SL) and non-laying (NL).
Uterus
Definition:
(n.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.
(n.) A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
Example Sentences:
(1) In these bitches, a strain of E coli identical to the strain in the infected uterus was isolated.
(2) The combination of an over-distended uterus caused by a multiple-fetus pregnancy with therapeutic bed-rest may cause mechanical ileus.
(3) There was no significant difference in sialic acid concentration in the uterus during the proliferative and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle.
(4) In this study 470 bitches were inseminated; 405 with fresh semen into the cranial vagina and 65 with frozen semen transcervically into the uterus.
(5) The clinical and pathological features of a patient with giant cell arteritis of the uterus and ovaries are described.
(6) If deaths from ruptured uterus are to be avoided, early diagnosis is essential.
(7) In vivo administration of anti-EGF antibody or anti-TGF-alpha antibody significantly reduced estrogen-induced labelling index in castrated mouse uterus.
(8) The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (ATP:protein phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.37), has been studied in the vaginal epithelium, vaginal stroma, endometrium, and whole uterus of spayed mice treated with oestradiol-17 beta, and in the vaginal epithelium and uterus of spayed mice.
(9) We report two cases of leiomyomas of the uterus with a deletion of the long arm of chromosome 13.
(10) Likewise, [3H]estradiol-receptor complexes from rabbit uterus, Squalus oviduct, or mouse testis bound minimally to Squalus testicular chromatin.
(11) We have studied the postnatal ontogeny of creatine kinase (CK) and the glycolytic enzymes phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), phosphoglycerate mutase (PGM), enolase (En), and pyruvate kinase (PK) in rat brain and uterus.
(12) Compared with anteverted (N = 243) or axial (N = 149) locations, the retroverted uterus (N = 66) was associated with a lower mean sample weight per aspiration (22, 18, and 15 mg, respectively; P less than .01) and a greater frequency of multiple-pass procedures (23, 31, and 52%, respectively; P less than .0001).
(13) These plasmin-cleaved peptides are derived from the COOH terminus of C2b, and they induce the contraction of estrous rat uterus.
(14) After resuscitation a laparotomy disclosed an anterior paramedian laceration of the uterus.
(15) Tuberculosis of the cervix of the uterus is a rare form of genital tuberculosis.
(16) In addition, there were 117 hemorrhages (.98% of the cases reported), 22 burns or mechanical injuries of the gastrointestinal tract (.19%), 26 perforations of the uterus (.22%), 44 infections (.37%), 25 skin burns (.21%), and 24 cases of skin or organ emphysema (.2%).
(17) Ruptured uterus is considered as a cause of postpartum hemorrhage, with an incidence of 7.1% overall and 11.9% in patients with severe hemorrhage.
(18) After intrauterine inoculation E. coli was isolated from the uterus up to 30 days, and sporadically from the kidneys and urinary bladder, but not from the liver.
(19) An electromagnetic flow sensor was placed around the middle uterine artery and electromyogram electrodes were attached to the uterus.
(20) LSN lesions in hypophysectomized rats have no effect on the ovary and uterus weights as compared to hypophysectomized ones, but decrease the size of mature ovarian follicles against a background of hypophysectomy or LSN lesions.