Disease or Syndrome
uterine perforation
u·ter·ine per·fo·ra·tion [ yoo-ter-in, -tuh-rahyn pur-fuh-rey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Uterine Rupture
Definitions related to uterine perforation:
  • A hole or break through the wall of the UTERUS, usually made by the placement of an instrument or INTRAUTERINE DEVICES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A rupture in the uterus due to traumatic or pathologic processes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by a rupture in the uterine wall.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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