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myometrium

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myometrium /myo·me·tri·um/ (-me´tre-um) the tunica muscularis of the uterus.myome´trial
my·o·me·tri·um (m-mtr-m)
n.
The muscular wall of the uterus.
myometrium
[mī′ōmē′trē·əm] pl. myometria
Etymology: Gk, mys + metra, womb
the muscular layer of the wall of the uterus. The smooth muscle fibers of the myometrium course around the uterus horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.
myometrium [mi″o-me´tre-um]
the smooth muscle coat of the uterus. adj., adj myome´trial.
Layers of myometrium showing the three layers of smooth muscle fiber. From Gorrie et al., 1994.
myometrium
the smooth muscle coat of the uterus.
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5) The myometrium can be separated into the inner myometrium, also known as the junctional zone, and the outer myometrium (Figure 1).
Uterine MRI: a review of technique and diagnosis by Sydow, Brian D.; Seigelman, Evan S. / Applied Radiology
The presence of myometrium is particularly important to note in a curettage specimen submitted for or after an abortion because this finding may indicate a higher risk for subsequent intrauterine synechiae (Asherman syndrome).
The endometrium: pathologic principles and pitfalls by Silverberg, Steven G. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
A passing loss of appropriate regulation in very young animals leads to reproductive changes--for example, in the number of uterine glands or the thickness of the myometrium, the uterus's muscular outer layer--that give way to more pronounced changes through life.
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