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Descriptor English: Broad Ligament
Descriptor Spanish: Ligamento Ancho
Descriptor ligamento ancho
Scope note: Pliegue ancho del peritoneo que se extiende desde la cara lateral del útero hasta la pared de la pelvis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ligamento Largo
Descriptor French: Ligament large de l'utérus
Entry term(s): Broad Ligaments
Ligament, Broad
Ligaments, Broad
Tree number(s): A02.513.170
A05.360.319.114.170
A10.165.669.170
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001956
Scope note: A broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis.
Annotation: an adnexal ligament; inflammation = PARAMETRITIS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ADNEXA UTERI 1975-90
Online Note: search ADNEXA UTERI 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under ADNEXA UTERI 1975-90
DeCS ID: 29329
Unique ID: D001956
NLM Classification: WP 275
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Broad Ligament - Preferred
Concept UI M0002925
Scope note A broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis.
Preferred term Broad Ligament
Entry term(s) Broad Ligaments
Ligament, Broad
Ligaments, Broad



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