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ROUND LIGAMENT OF THE UTERUS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does round ligament of the uterus mean?

• ROUND LIGAMENT OF THE UTERUS (noun)
The noun ROUND LIGAMENT OF THE UTERUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: ROUND LIGAMENT OF THE UTERUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROUND LIGAMENT OF THE UTERUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ligamentum teres uteri; round ligament of the uterus

Hypernyms ("round ligament of the uterus" is a kind of...):

ligament (a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)

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