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The smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
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myometrium
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n. (context anatomy English) The smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus.
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n. the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
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The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes ), but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. Its main function is to induce uterine contractions .
Usage examples of myometrium.
Kimmer suffered a rupture of the myometrium, which might easily have been fatal, for she could have bled to death and our baby could have asphyxiated.