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myometrium

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001296

The smooth muscle coat of the uterus, which forms the main mass of the organ and surrounds and supports the endometrium. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/brs MESH:A02.633.570.500 MP:0008256 ]

Synonyms: tunica muscularis (myometrium)

Term info

database cross reference
  • GAID:171
  • VHOG:0001281
  • CALOHA:TS-0652
  • MESH:D009215
  • UMLS:C0027088 (ncithesaurus:Myometrium)
  • NCIT:C12314
  • EMAPA:29923
  • SCTID:279879004
  • BTO:0000907
  • Wikipedia:Myometrium
  • MA:0000391
  • FMA:17743
  • EFO:0001970
  • EV:0100116
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000001

The muscular wall of the uterus. [TFD][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000003

In all mammals, the uterus develops as a specialization of the paramesonephric or Müllerian ducts, which gives rise to the infundibula, oviducts, uterus, cervix, and anterior vagina. Morphogenetic events common to development of all uteri include: 1) differentiation and growth of the myometrium, 2) differentiation and morphogenesis of the endometrial glands, and 3) organization and stratification of endometrial stroma. Uterine development is initiated in the fetus, but is only completed postnatally with differentiation and development of the endometrial glands.[well established][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000007

myometrial

UBPROP 0000009

The myometrium stretches (the smooth muscle cells expand in both size and number) during pregnancy to allow for the harboring of the pregnancy, and contracts in a coordinated fashion during the process of labor. After delivery the myometrium contracts to expel the placenta and reduce blood loss.

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cervix.jpg

has related synonym

uterine myometrium, tunica muscularis, uterine smooth muscle

id

UBERON:0001296

prefLabel

Myometrium