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bicornuate uterus
A uterus that is irregularly shaped. A bicornuate uterus is described as a heart-shaped uterus that appears to have two sides instead of one hollow cavity. It can cause complications during pregnancy. It can only be treated by surgery.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Sign / symptom
Level of specialization High
Definition source Cleveland Clinic
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Variants
Synonym
bicornate uterus
Formal
heart-shaped uterus
Standard
Equivalents

Spanish

útero bicorne

Valenciano

úter bicorne
Associated concepts
Caused by
failed müllerian duct fusion; congenital condition
May cause
preterm labor; miscarriage; intrauterine growth restriction; breech presentation; cesarean delivery; postpartum hemorrhage; placenta previa
Presents the symptom
recurrent miscarriage; painful periods; pelvic pain; painful sex; asymptomatic
Examples
The bicornuate uterus does not usually require surgery and, although not normally associated with infertility, only 65% of pregnancies reach term (Chan et al., 2011).
Arcuate uterus classification has undergone modifications, such as being considered a variant of the bicornuate uterus in the Buttram and Gibbons classification or being in a category by itself in the AFS classification with the provision that it might be a normal variant.
Collocations
WITH VERBS
called | classified as | found in | results in bicornuate uterus
WITH NOUNS
variant of bicornuate uterus | type of bicornuate uterus | cases of complete bicornuate uterus