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Definition of Descensus uteri
1. Noun. Prolapse of the uterus.
Medical Definition of Descensus uteri
1. Downward movement of the uterus due to laxity and atony of the muscular and fascial structures of the pelvic floor, usually resulting from injuries of childbirth or advanced age; prolapse occurs in three forms, first degree prolapse, the cervix of the prolapsed uterus is well within the vaginal orifice, second degree prolapse, the cervix is at or near the introitus, third degree prolapse (procidentia uteri), the cervix protrudes well beyond the vaginal orifice. Synonym: descensus uteri, falling of the womb. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Descensus Uteri
Literary usage of Descensus uteri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vaginal Celiotomy by Samuel Wyllis Bandler (1911)
"TWO POINTS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF VAGINO-FIXATION FOR descensus uteri.
Vagino-fixation of the uterus attaches the fundus uteri to the anterior ..."
2. Pathological Anatomy of the Female Sexual Organs by Julius Martin Klob (1868)
"In the first degree or so-called descensus uteri, in which the uppermost ...
Many authors positively deny the possibility of a simple descensus uteri, ..."
3. Medical gynecology by Samuel Wyllis Bandler (1914)
"Against this latter view of the cause of descensus uteri in many cases it may be
said ... descensus uteri and prolapse of the vagina, though often combined, ..."
4. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1917)
"... and a descensus uteri, and 8 with a descensus uteri alone. In some text-books
on gynecology, backache is mentioned as the most prominent symptom of ..."
5. Pathology and treatment of diseases of women by August Eduard Martin, Philipp Jacob Jung (1912)
"The rule is that the described forms of descensus vaginae occur first, followed
only too soon by descensus uteri, and nothing will stop the prolapse in FIG. ..."
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