LIGAMENTUM TERES UTERI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ligamentum teres uteri mean? 

• LIGAMENTUM TERES UTERI (noun)
  The noun LIGAMENTUM TERES UTERI has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: LIGAMENTUM TERES UTERI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIGAMENTUM TERES UTERI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ligamentum teres uteri; round ligament of the uterus

Hypernyms ("ligamentum teres uteri" is a kind of...):

ligament (a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)