Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
utero-tubaric
English answer:
tubo-uterine / uterotubal
Added to glossary by
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Mar 13, 2011 13:49
13 yrs ago
English term
utero-tubaric
English
Medical
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Artifical Insemination
I can only find this term in papers by Spanish authors. Would like to confirm if its use is acceptable/common in English.
"In mammals, establishing an adequate sperm reservoir in the caudal isthmus and utero-tubaric junction is very important after mounting or AI, as spermatozoa may ascend to the fertilisation site from this reservoir."
"In mammals, establishing an adequate sperm reservoir in the caudal isthmus and utero-tubaric junction is very important after mounting or AI, as spermatozoa may ascend to the fertilisation site from this reservoir."
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Mar 17, 2011 09:50: Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães Created KOG entry
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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tubo-uterine
I wouldn't think so. Articles written by native English speakers (going all the way back to the 1920s!) suggest "tubo-uterine" is more common.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tubouterine
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aja.1000420110/ab...
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/148/3675/1348.abstract
http://www.reproduction-online.org/cgi/reprint/4/1/21.pdf
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-03-13 13:56:05 GMT)
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BTW, in humans, this structure is known as the "uterotubal" junction... not sure if it applies in livestock, though!
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tubouterine
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aja.1000420110/ab...
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/148/3675/1348.abstract
http://www.reproduction-online.org/cgi/reprint/4/1/21.pdf
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-03-13 13:56:05 GMT)
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BTW, in humans, this structure is known as the "uterotubal" junction... not sure if it applies in livestock, though!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the handy links too :)"
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