Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The muscular tissue of the uterus.
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- noun anatomy The
smooth muscle forming the wall of theuterus .
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- noun the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
Etymologies
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This contains a layer known as the myometrium which contains bundles of non-striated
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The thick layers is the myometrium, which is a muscle layer made of smooth muscle, which also support a lot of blood flow.
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The thick layers is the myometrium, which is a muscle layer made of smooth muscle, which also support a lot of blood flow.
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DiI-labeled nerve fibers occurred near uterine horn and uterine cervical blood vessels, in the myometrium, and in paracervical ganglia.
In Defense of the Hysterectomy aka TBTAM 2007
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− The uterus is comprised of 3 layers: perimetrium: outer lining - really just an extension of the peritoneum, myometrium: muscle layers.
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Adenomyosis is a benign gynecologic growth characterised by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium and hyperplasia (excessive cell reproduction) of adjacent smooth muscles.
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The muscles of the inner wall of the myometrium are circular, whereas the muscles on the outer wall are longitudinal.
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Adenomyosis is a benign gynecologic growth characterised by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium and hyperplasia (excessive cell reproduction) of adjacent smooth muscles.
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These act on the myometrium to produce a contraction by initiating the release of contraction associated proteins (CAP's) which: increasing gap junctions between cells to increase the effectiveness of the synctium and increase the likelihood that an action potential will occur increasing ion channels for calcium to increase the effect of an action potential increasing oxytocin and prostaglandin receptors to enhance the above two effects
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Infusion of EnPEC was only associated with bacterial invasion of the endometrium and myometrium.
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