ametria

Thân thiện

A doctor explains the condition of ametria to a patient using a medical diagram.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A congenital medical condition: "Ametria" is a medical term referring to the congenital absence of the uterus. This means a person is born without this organ.

Usage

• "Ametria" is a highly specialized term used almost exclusively in medical, anatomical, and gynecological contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.
• It is typically used to describe a specific diagnosis or a condition noted in medical literature or patient histories.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The diagnosis of ametria was confirmed through imaging.
  • Primary amenorrhea can be caused by conditions such as ametria.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often discussed in the context of Müllerian duct anomalies, which are a group of conditions that affect the development of the female reproductive tract.
• It may be mentioned in differential diagnoses when investigating the causes of primary amenorrhea (the absence of menstruation by age 15).

Variants and Related Words

• Uterine agenesis: A synonym or closely related term for "ametria," also meaning the failure of the uterus to develop.
• Müllerian agenesis or Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome: A broader condition that includes ametria (absence of the uterus) and often involves the absence of the upper part of the vagina.

Synonyms

• Congenital absence of the uterus
• Uterine agenesis

Notes

• There are no common idioms, phrasal verbs, or colloquial uses associated with this strictly medical term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. congenital absence of the uterus