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Definition of Ligamentum teres uteri
1. Noun. 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.
Medical Definition of Ligamentum teres uteri
1. A fibromuscular band that is attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the uterine tube; it passes through the inguinal canal to the labium majus; corresponds to the spermatic cord of male in that it passes through the inguinal canal and gains similar coverings, but is not homologous. Synonym: ligamentum teres uteri, Hunter's ligament. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligamentum Teres Uteri
Literary usage of Ligamentum teres uteri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Round Ligament of Uterus (ligamentum teres uteri). (Vide Spalte- holz, Figs.
665, 667, 675.) Dissect out the round ligament forward to the ..."
2. Atlas and Epitome of Abdominal Hernias by Georg Sultan (1902)
"... Afferent intestine ; b, efferent intestine ; c, ligamentum teres uteri ; d,
parietal peritoneum ; e, seat of constriction ; f, ..."
3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"ligamentum teres uteri (Round Ligament).—The round ligaments of the uterus are
two cord-like bands, one on each side, composed of involuntary muscle fibres ..."
4. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The round ligaments (ligamentum teres uteri) are two flattened bands between 10
and 12 cm. in length, situated between the layers of the broad ligament in ..."
5. Text-book of the embryology of man and mammals by Oscar Hertwig, Edward Laurens Mark (1905)
"... in woman the round ligament of the uterus (ligamentum teres uteri). On the
median side of the primitive kidney is found either the Fig. 219. ..."
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