uterine horn

noun

a point in the upper uterus where the fallopian tubes exit to meet the ovaries. They are one of the points of attachment for the round ligament of uterus (the other being the mons pubis)

Meanings

nounuterine horn (plural uterine horns)

plural uterine horns

  1. anatomya point in the upper uterus where the fallopian tubes exit to meet the ovaries. They are one of the points of attachment for the round ligament of uterus (the other being the mons pubis)
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