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FUNDUS UTERUS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fundus of uterus
1, record 1, English, fundus%20of%20uterus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fundus of uterus : designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, English, - fundus%20of%20uterus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.1.03.002: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 2, record 1, English, - fundus%20of%20uterus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fond de l'utérus
1, record 1, French, fond%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fundus de l'utérus 2, record 1, French, fundus%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
correct, masculine noun
- fond utérin 2, record 1, French, fond%20ut%C3%A9rin
correct, masculine noun
- base de l'utérus 2, record 1, French, base%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
correct, feminine noun
- bord supérieur de l'utérus 2, record 1, French, bord%20sup%C3%A9rieur%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
correct, masculine noun
- fundus utérin 3, record 1, French, fundus%20ut%C3%A9rin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bord supérieur du corps de l'utérus, épais et arrondi d'avant en arrière. 3, record 1, French, - fond%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il correspond au fond de l'utérus, situé au dessus de l'abouchement des trompes utérines. 3, record 1, French, - fond%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fond de l'utérus; fundus de l'utérus; fond utérin; fundus utérin : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - fond%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A09.1.03.002 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - fond%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fondo del útero
1, record 1, Spanish, fondo%20del%20%C3%BAtero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fondo uterino 2, record 1, Spanish, fondo%20uterino
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción superior y abovedada del cuerpo uterino, que se sitúa por encima del plano de unión de los cuernos y está tapizada por el peritoneo parietal, que se continúa por las caras anterior y posterior. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fondo%20del%20%C3%BAtero
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fondo del útero: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fondo%20del%20%C3%BAtero
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.1.03.002: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fondo%20del%20%C3%BAtero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uterine horn
1, record 2, English, uterine%20horn
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The junction of the fundus and the upper end of the right and left lateral borders of the body of the uterus where the wall is pierced by the uterine tube. 2, record 2, English, - uterine%20horn
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
uterine horn: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 2, English, - uterine%20horn
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.1.03.004: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 2, English, - uterine%20horn
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- corne utérine
1, record 2, French, corne%20ut%C3%A9rine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du muscle utérin où s'abouche la trompe de Fallope, sur l'ostium uterinum. 2, record 2, French, - corne%20ut%C3%A9rine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les trompes utérines sont deux conduits musculo-membraneux symétriques qui prolongent en dehors les cornes utérines qu'elles font communiquer avec la cavité péritonéale. 3, record 2, French, - corne%20ut%C3%A9rine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
corne utérine : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 2, French, - corne%20ut%C3%A9rine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.1.03.004 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 2, French, - corne%20ut%C3%A9rine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuerno uterino
1, record 2, Spanish, cuerno%20uterino
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- uterus arcuatus
1, record 3, English, uterus%20arcuatus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A uterus with a depressed fundus. 1, record 3, English, - uterus%20arcuatus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- utérus arqué
1, record 3, French, ut%C3%A9rus%20arqu%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Utérus dont le fond est légèrement échancré au milieu. 1, record 3, French, - ut%C3%A9rus%20arqu%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Genitourinary Tract
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- retroflexion of the uterus
1, record 4, English, retroflexion%20of%20the%20uterus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which the uterus is bent backward on itself, producing a sharp angle in its longitudinal axis at the junction of the cervix and the fundus. 1, record 4, English, - retroflexion%20of%20the%20uterus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil génito-urinaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rétroflexion de l'utérus
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9troflexion%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- rétroflexion utérine 2, record 4, French, r%C3%A9troflexion%20ut%C3%A9rine
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inclinaison vers l'arrière du corps de l'utérus. 3, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9troflexion%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cadre des varices pelviennes secondaires à une compression le mécanisme le plus souvent incriminé est la rétroflexion utérine. Dans ce cas le redressement du corps de l'utérus sous colioscopie permet de le voir reprendre une coloration normale en quelques instants alors que les dilatations veineuses s'affaissent. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9troflexion%20de%20l%27ut%C3%A9rus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-03-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Pregnancy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fundal height
1, record 5, English, fundal%20height
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- symphysis-fundal height 2, record 5, English, symphysis%2Dfundal%20height
correct
- SFH 3, record 5, English, SFH
correct
- SFH 3, record 5, English, SFH
- uterine fundal height 4, record 5, English, uterine%20fundal%20height
correct
- symphysis-fundus height 5, record 5, English, symphysis%2Dfundus%20height
correct
- SFH 5, record 5, English, SFH
correct
- SFH 5, record 5, English, SFH
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
However, the serial tape measurement of uterine fundal height, from the symphysis over the uterus to the top of the fundus, has been shown to be a useful index of fetal growth. 4, record 5, English, - fundal%20height
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fundal height: measurement of fundal height is an excellent screening tool for IUGR [intrauterine growth retardation]. 1, record 5, English, - fundal%20height
Record 5, Key term(s)
- symphysis fundus height
- symphysis fundal height
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Grossesse
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hauteur utérine
1, record 5, French, hauteur%20ut%C3%A9rine
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- HU 2, record 5, French, HU
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mesure de la hauteur utérine - Sa technique doit être rigoureuse : en décubitus dorsal, tête légèrement surélevée, jambes demi-fléchies, cuisses légèrement écartées, bras le long du corps en dehors d'une contraction utérine [...] Plusieurs équipes ont établi des courbes d'évolution de la hauteur utérine (HU) en fonction de l'âge gestationnel en semaines d'aménorrhée. 1, record 5, French, - hauteur%20ut%C3%A9rine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-06-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Hegar's sign
1, record 6, English, Hegar%27s%20sign
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign elicited on vaginal examination in the early weeks of pregnancy when the lower segment of the uterus is empty and soft thus making the fundus of the uterus seem isolated from the cervix. 1, record 6, English, - Hegar%27s%20sign
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- signe de Hegar
1, record 6, French, signe%20de%20Hegar
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'examen qui combine le toucher vaginal et la palpation simultanée de l'abdomen [...] sert à déterminer s'il y a ramollissement de l'isthme utérin (partie qui unit le corps et le col de l'utérus), qui survient en début de grossesse; on l'appelle le «signe de Hegar». 1, record 6, French, - signe%20de%20Hegar
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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