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Uterine Inversion MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Uterine Inversion
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.500.852.726
C12.050.703.420.814
C12.100.250.852.726
Unique ID
D019687
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019687
Annotation
do not confuse with UTERINE PROLAPSE
Scope Note
A complication of OBSTETRIC LABOR in which the corpus of the UTERUS is forced completely or partially through the UTERINE CERVIX. This can occur during the late stages of labor and is associated with IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE.
Entry Term(s)
Inversion of Uterus
NLM Classification #
WQ 330
Previous Indexing
Uterine Diseases (1966-1997)
Uterine Prolapse (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note
98; was see UTERINE DISEASES 1993-97
History Note
98; was see UTERINE DISEASES 1993-97
Date Introduced
1998/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Uterine Inversion Preferred
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