didelphic

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di·del·phic

(dī-del'fik),

Having or relating to a double uterus.

[G. di-, two, + delphys, womb]

di·del·phic

(dī-del'fik)

Having or relating to a double uterus.

[G. di-, two, + delphys, womb]

didelphic

(dī-dĕl′fĭk) [″ + delphys, uterus]

Having or pert. to a double uterus.

didelphic

having a paired uterus, or two uteri as in marsupials.

References in periodicals archive ?

Females are didelphic, amphidelphic tending to prodelphy, and have vulvar opening (Figure 15) situated on distal third part of the body.

Helminthological records of six-banded Armadillos Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Brazilian semi-arid region, Patos county, Paraiba state, including new morphological data on Trichohelix tuberculata (Parona and Stossich, 1901) Ortlepp, 1922 and proposal of Hadrostrongylus ransomi nov. comb

Heinonen, "Clinical implications of the didelphic uterus: long-term follow-up of 49 cases," European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, vol.

Caption: Figure 5: Didelphic uterus (left), bicornuate bicollis uterus (right), courtesy of Kyle Koniewicz.

Bicornuate Bicollis Uterus with Obstruction of the Lower Uterine Segment and Cervical Prolapse Complicating Pregnancy

(7) Didelphic uteri have the highest association with transverse vaginal septum.

Uterus didelphys with obstructed right hemivagina, ipsilateral renal agenesis and right pyocolpos: a case report

Simultaneous pregnancies in each hemi uterus of didelphic uterus can occur rarely.

Clinical implications of didelphic uterus--lonf term follow up of 49 cases.

Obstructed labour in pregnancy with uterus didelphys: a rare case report

Women with a didelphic uterus often have a good reproductive outcome.

How to diagnose and repair congenital uterovaginal malformations: knowing when and how these abnormalities become apparent is the first step toward correcting them

Here is a rare case of primigravida with didelphic uterus who presented at term gestation.

DISCUSSION: Two separate uterine bodies each associated with their own fallopian tube and cervix characterize the Didelphic uterus.

CONCLUSION: Favourable obstetric outcome is usual without corrective surgery for didelphic uterus, rather corrective surgery is contraindicated as the results of it is disappointing.

Didelphic uterus with term primigravida

Congenital uterine abnormalities consist of fusion anomalies or agenesis of the developing uterus that may include septate, bicornuate, didelphic, or unicornuate uteri.